Team Developmental Stage

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This paper reviews a team of managers by means of the Tuckman performing model. The paper is written from the personal perspective of a member of a company who meets with the team of managers on a weekly basis.

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"The next highest scoring phase was the Performing Stage, with a score of 20. The Performing Stage is the last of the four stages in team development, prior to Adjourning. During this stage, the team is strategically aware of what it is doing and why they are doing it. Their shared vision allows the team to act independently, without the direction of the leader. The team no longer simply wishes to achieve their goals, but to over-achieve these goals. Any disagreements that occur during this stage of development are handled positively, within the team, with processes and structure being changed accordingly, by the team. In the Performing Stage, "the team is able to work towards achieving the goal, and also to attend to relationship, style and process issues along the way. Team members look after each other" (Tuckman Forming"). As noted, the score for this stage of development is only 2 points higher than the Forming Stage. This is of interest, since these two stages represent the two opposite ends of the development spectrum, prior to Adjourning. In addition, it is scored nearly identical to the remaining two stages of development, as it is only 1 point lower."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Clark, Don. Teamwork Survey. 1 Jan 1998. Big Dog and Little Dog. May 22, 2006 <http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/teamsuv.html>.
• Patnode, Norman. "Can't Get to Performing Without Storming." Program Manager. March-April 2003. Findarticles.com. May 22, 2006 <http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KAA/is_2_32/ai_102274050>.
• Tuckman Forming Storming Norming Performing Model. 2006. Businessballs.com. May 22, 2006 <http://www.businessballs.com/tuckmanformingstormingnormingperforming.htm>.

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