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... Team environments have their own special requirements and challenges, however. ... In this review of typical growth stages, the value of using teams, interaction challenges and ways to measure results, a clear picture of team dynamics will emerge.
Team Growth Stages
Forming
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Global Perspective Program (2001) website outlines the first stage of team growth (para. ... In this stage of development, team members are typically excited about the project, but also anxious about understanding the tasks that must be accomplished and making progress. ... The team may spend time discussing abstract concepts or issues that do not appear relevant, or complaining about the difficulty or lack of clarity of the tasks. ... Team members are also learning about each others working styles, and start to develop methods of handling group conflicts.
Conforming
In the next team phase, author Lea Pounds (2001) describes how everything changes. “As the team members buy into the team’s vision and become more comfortable, the team begins to function as a unit. ... ” Team members will begin to find and/or form allies within the group during this time in order to feel support and acceptance. “Feeling accepted is vital in order for the team to move to the next stage. ...
Storming
According to the County of Santa Barbara Team Development Resource Guide (n. ... “During this stage, team members become hostile or overzealous as way to express their individuality and resist group formation. ...
Performing
The next team stage is further discussed in The Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Global Perspective Program (2001) website (para. ... Individual team members feel satisfied with the group’s progress, and understand their strengths and weaknesses and those of their partners. Arguments still arise, but the team has the ability to work through them and avoid stalemate.” As the team moves successfully throughout these stages of development, members begin to develop trust in each other, they make tremendous strides in their ability to manage conflict and anxiety, and they solidify habits and practices essential to getting the work done.
Team Importance
Why Use Teams? ... , Management and Human Resources, College of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh states, “Teams and team structures increasingly are being used in organizations in order to improve communication among interdependent individuals, to take advantage of multiple perspectives in problem-solving situations, and to improve productivity….
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