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The Forgotten Group Member Case Study
Case Study: The Forgotten Group Member

Part 1: Group Development
The group is in the norming stage. This stage is when the members are beginning to come together as a team. Christine job as a lead and support her group and to ensure that they have a basic understanding of the five stages of team development. Christine should have explained how important it is to attend all meetings and how each member should contribute as much as possible. Since Mike appears to have disunity with the team; Christine should have found a way to get Mike on board with the group. Maybe hold a meeting with Mike explaining how important his role is in the group

Part II: Problem Identification
Christine is now in the storming stage. The storming stage is
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