Stages of Team development

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Stages of Team development

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Learning Objectives
As a result of this session you will

• Develop the ability to recognize the stages of
  development associated with a team
• Understand the characteristics of each of the
  four stages of team development
• Understand the concepts of skill level and
  enthusiasm, and how they relate to the four
  stages of team development

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Learning Objectives
As a result of this session you will

• Develop the ability to recognize the stages of
  development associated with a team
• Understand the characteristics of each of the
  four stages of team development
• Understand the concepts of skill level and
  enthusiasm, and how they relate to the four
  stages of team development

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How Teams Develop
Bruce W. Tuchman suggested in 1965 that as teams
develop they progress through four common stages
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How Teams Develop
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Stages of Team Development

• Forming
• Most team members eager to be on the team
  Enthusiasm is high
• Clarity of norms, roles, goals and timelines is
  lacking
• Anxiety about trusting other team members
• High dependence on leadership figure for purpose
  and direction
• Primary Issues personal well being, acceptance
  and trust

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Stages of Team Development

• Forming Storming
• Team discovers discrepancy between initial
  expectation and reality
• Negative reaction to each other Subgroups
  polarize team
• Trust is lowered with breakdown of communication
• Primary issues power, control and conflict

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Stages of Team Development

• Forming Storming Norming
• As issues are addressed, enthusiasm begins to
  rise
• Productivity and technical skills increase
• leading to positive, even euphoric feelings
• Trust and cohesion grow
• as communication becomes more open and task
  oriented
• Increased clarity and commitment to
• purpose, values, norms, roles and goals
• New issues are sharing of control and avoidance
  of conflict

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Stages of Team Development

• Forming Storming Norming Performing
• Skill level and enthusiasm are high and reinforce
  each other
• Pride and excitement come from being part of a
  high-performing team
• Performance is the primary focus - Standards are
  high
• there is a commitment to continuous improvement
• Clarity exists for purpose, roles and goals
• Trust and mutual respect are the norm
• Communication is open, leadership is shared
• Issues include continued refinements and growth

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Variables of Team Development

• Skill Level (productivity)

• Starts out low
• Rises as the team becomes productive

• Enthusiasm (morale)

• Starts out high then dips as reality sets in
• Rises as the team works through its problems

Skill Level and Enthusiasm are both high when a
team becomes a HIGH PERFORMING TEAM.
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Where is Your Patrol?
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Here are some examples from
Remember the Titans
Walt Disney Pictures, 2000

• Year is 1971
• High School is being integrated
• New coach appointed to take over football team
• Successful and popular former coach demoted to
  assistant
• Two coaches are as opposite as can be
• How did this team form ?

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Clip 1 Forming

• Enthusiasm is high, skill level is low
• Watch the team for
• Eagerness
• High and unrealistic expectations
• Anxiety about how players will fit in
• What demands will be placed on them

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Clip 2 Storming

• Enthusiasm has dropped, skill level continues to
  be low.
• Watch the team for
• Difficulty working together
• Frustration
• Negativity
• Communication breakdowns
• Dissatisfaction with leadership

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Clip 3 Norming

• Enthusiasm and skill level are rising.
• Things to watch for in this clip
• Euphoric, positive feelings
• Team members valuing their differences
• Team members start thinking we rather than I

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Clip 4 Performing

• Enthusiasm and skill level are high.
• Things to watch for in this clip
• Pride and confidence
• Purpose and goals are clear
• Communication is open
• Leadership is shared

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Now for a Story of Yours
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SUMMARY

• Understanding the Stages of Team Development
• Enables us to anticipate what a team is likely to
  go through
• Enables us to use appropriate strategies to
  smooth the progress of the team through each
  stage
• Suggests suitable leadership and behaviors during
  each stage
• Its Not Set in Stone
• Different teams proceed at different speeds
• A team may sometimes regress to an earlier stage
• A team may be in different stages with respect to
  different aspects of its mission

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Learning Objectives Review
You should be able to
1. Recognize the stages of development
associated with a team
Forming Storming Norming
Performing
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Learning Objectives Review
You should be able to
2. Understand the characteristics of each of the
four stages of team development
Forming Excitement of members - Lack of norms,
goals and trust
Storming Discrepancy between expectations and
reality. Sub groups polarize the team
Norming Issues are being addressed trust and
cohesion grow. Avoidance of conflict
Performing Clarity of purpose, roles and goal.
Trust and respect are the norm.
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Learning Objectives Review
You should be able to
3. Understand the concepts of skill level and
enthusiasm, and how they relate to the four
stages of team development
Skill level / productivity Steadily increases
as the team develops.
Enthusiasm / morale Starts high, drops in
the storming stage, begins to rise in the
norming stage, high in the performing stage.
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Thank You!
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