Slide 3 Group Development

GROUP DELOPMENT

It’s the CIRCLE OF LIFE!

Forming

Storming

NormingPerforming

Adjourning

Tuckman’s Group Development Model

Forming Storming Norming Performing

Adjourning

Members are socially cautious & polite

Members compete for status & openly disagree

Members resolve status conflicts & establish norms

Members assume appropriate roles & work productively

Members disengage and relinquish responsibilities

Primary tension

Group goal >< Personal goal

Member’s needs

Conflict

Leadership >< Followership

Secondary tension

Norms

Task requirement

Adaptation to member characteristics

Roles

Task Delegation

Tuckman’s Group Development Stages

How well can you

Follow directions?

“Do it right from the beginning…”

* Forming Stage Members carefully explore personal goals and group’s goal

Primary tension: Feeling of worry and fear creates ineffective work

Resolve Primary Tension: Be positive and energetic, patient, open-minded, and well-prepared

Group’s Goal

Understanding member’s needs

From Ken Blanchard’s best selling book: “The one minute manager: Builds high performing teams”

“An effective group has both a clear understanding of its goal and a belief that its goal is meaningful and worthwhile”

- Carl E.Larson -

GOAL THEORY

Are specific

Are hard but realistic

Are accepted by members

Are used to evaluate performance

Are linked to feedback and rewards

Are set by members & groups

Allow for member growth

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Rewarding

Timed

“A clear, elevated goal does more than set your sights on an outcome; it helps your group decide how to get there”

Quick activity:

Write down 1 thing that you want to achieve in the next year

In 1 minute find someone who has at least 1 thing on the list similar to yours

Now together, do something that can help you reach your goal !

Clear, elevated goals

Members understand & embrace the group’s common goal

A resulted-driven structure

Members select an

appropriate

structure, system 4

solving problems,

creating something,

or implementing

well-defined plans

Members have the

necessary

technical,

intellectual, &

communication skills &

personal characteristics

required to achieve

excellence

UNIFIED COMMITMENT

Members are loyal and dedicated to the group and its goal

A collaborative climate

YOU CAN COUNT ON

US!