5 Stages of Team Development
A team is a body of two or more people who work together and coordinate their work to accomplish a specific goal. The advantages of the groups are broader perception for problem definition and analysis. The team members would have different perspective based on the different personality and background. Besides, the team members will bring out the best knowledge, facts, alternatives and more ideas during the discussion. One’s strength can also cover another’s weaknesses. During the forming and storming stage, the participation in the discussion may also increase member satisfaction.
There are five stages of team development. Forming is the first stage of team development in which people join the group. In this stage, team development involves getting acquainted and understanding leadership and other member roles (Hellriegel &Slocum 2007). Team members in this stage were high dependence on leader. Team members are unclear about individual roles and responsibilities and tend to rely heavily on the leader to answer questions about the team’s purpose, objectives, and external relationships (Nelson & James 2008). During the first day of the tutorial, we will very curious about our classmates because we have never met before. I am afraid of being alone and I remain silent from the moment I went into the class. Fortunately, our group lecturer, Miss Karen is a very kind and friendly person. She organizes an ice-breaking activity to give us an opportunity to introduce ourselves and to know each other. We were divided into two groups and we are told to know the friends beside us and present their personal information in front of other classmates. After the ice-breaking activity, we are divided into 5 or 6 groups to let us know our classmates in a given time. In the group, there is low cohesiveness and effectiveness. As in cohesiveness, we are differing by our races, skin colors, and also languages. Even if we are speaking English which is a universal language,
There are five stages of team development. Forming is the first stage of team development in which people join the group. In this stage, team development involves getting acquainted and understanding leadership and other member roles (Hellriegel &Slocum 2007). Team members in this stage were high dependence on leader. Team members are unclear about individual roles and responsibilities and tend to rely heavily on the leader to answer questions about the team’s purpose, objectives, and external relationships (Nelson & James 2008). During the first day of the tutorial, we will very curious about our classmates because we have never met before. I am afraid of being alone and I remain silent from the moment I went into the class. Fortunately, our group lecturer, Miss Karen is a very kind and friendly person. She organizes an ice-breaking activity to give us an opportunity to introduce ourselves and to know each other. We were divided into two groups and we are told to know the friends beside us and present their personal information in front of other classmates. After the ice-breaking activity, we are divided into 5 or 6 groups to let us know our classmates in a given time. In the group, there is low cohesiveness and effectiveness. As in cohesiveness, we are differing by our races, skin colors, and also languages. Even if we are speaking English which is a universal language,
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