Interesting...
Teamwork

There is a theory about the stages that a team goes through when they get together to solve a problem...

 

  • Forming - People meet together as a team but are working independently as individuals.
  • Storming - There may be a stage of conflict where individuals try to assert themselves, and leaders emerge. This stage may be unpleasant and contentious -Tolerance and patience are needed. Ineffective teams get stuck in this stage.
  • Norming - The team begins to work together, agreeing on rules and methods of tackling the problems. Team members begin to trust each other and start to recognise skills in others, and begin to rely on each other for help.
  • Performing - The team works together effectively to solve the problems. The team functions as a unit and gets things done smoothly and effectively.
  • Mourning - The team breaks up having achieved its goals.
 

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