Summary

Synopsis

Examine the five-stage lifecycle of a work group. The five stages of team development provide you with a framework to facilitate conflict management and encourage productive team dynamics. This JEDlet also offers helpful tips on dealing with teams from creation to termination.

Objectives

• Assess your team’s level of maturity
• Identify and address sources of conflict
• Work effectively as part of a cohesive unit
• Optimize working conditions
• Achieve your work group goals
• Know when to close the team

Outline

• Introduction
• Overview
• Objectives
• The Five Stages of Group Development
• Team Life Cycle
• Optimizing Group Performance
• First Impressions: Forming Stage
• Assembling a Team
• Great Expectations
• Getting Together for the First Time
• Checkpoint I
• Conflict: Storming Stage
• Trouble in Paradise
• Challenging Assumptions
• Jockeying for Position
• Planned Intervention
• Getting Back on Track: Norming Stage
• The Calm After the Storm
• Verbalizing the Unspoken
• Moving Forward
• Becoming a Team
• Checkpoint II
• Increasing Productivity: Performance Stage
• Success through Synergy
• Getting Results
• What Comes Next?: Adjourning Stage
• Wrapping Up
• Coming Full Circle
• Final Checkpoint