A team is built by selecting people from various backgrounds. A team leader or an organizer develops a team considering the role that suits the personality, specialty and interest level of the members. If an organization develops a team with a view of Tuckman’s theory of team development and Belbin’s team roles, then team members who act like strangers come to work together to achieve common goal become successful in no time.
The first stage of team development is forming. In this stage, team members are anxious because of unclear responsibility and objectives. Since they are from different fields, they do not develop trust each other. A team leader plays a crucial role in this stage. Second stage is storming where each individual try to release their ideas and skill. This is the most important stage for team growth, however, stressful. Therefore, a team fails to perform due to the disagreements and conflicts that arise between members (Staggers, Garcia, & Nagelhout, 2008). Slotegraaf & Atuahene-Gima (2011) stated that a successful team goes through difficult phase to make efficient decision. After consideration of diverse ideas, a team directs to define a common goal in a mutual decision. This stage is a norming stage. Individuals in this stage take own responsibility and work towards team success. In the fourth stage, team progresses to the performing state where team members feel comfortable to perform effectively and do significant progress without any assistance (Staggers et al., 2008). Adjourning is the final stage that occurs after the completion of the project. Good team members often experience difficulty and the sense of loosing because of the good working relationship (Staggers et al., 2008).
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... theory works effectively if a team has a mixture of task oriented, people oriented and critical thinker. Regarding Tuckman’s theory every group goes through the phases. Therefore, a team has to act properly in their role in different phase of work to get an effective result.
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“The Forming – Norming – Storming – Performing model of team development was first proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965. This model has become the basis for subsequent models of team dynamics and frequently used management theory to describe the behavior of existing teams (Wikipedia).”
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Seven tasks must be included in consideration of team dynamics and structure. The first of which is defining the goal, mission or function of a specific team. The team must know what it is being asked to accomplish. The second area of consideration is assessing what skills, abilities, knowledge or potential to acquire such would be needed amongst selected team members. Identification of potential team members should include an assessment of the skills, knowledge and abilities or the potential to acquire such so that ultimately the team has the building blocks with which to succeed in its mission, goal or function. This assessment must include an understanding of realistic potential contributions by potential team members with the included assessment of whether or not the acquisition of skills and knowledge can be made available through research and analysis.
The Tuckmans theory is a model which includes the 4 stages which are: forming, storming, norming and performing, the stages are used to explain how a team is formed. The 4 stages suggest that as the stages go by, individuals in the team will start to develop maturity to work with each other and the ability to communicate without a struggle. The model also suggests that the relationship between the team members would be established and the responsibility of each member would be clear as the leader changes the leadership style.
Tuckman’s theory of development claims, “In the first stage of team development or organization, individuals come together to establish the ground ru...
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Lencioni’s theory fits best within the first two stages of Tuckman’s team development theory, the forming and storming phases where trust is established, goals are created, and processes are outlined. The other phases of Tuckman’s theory occur as many of these dysfunctions are worked out and not overshadowing the team dynamic any longer. In each stage of team development shows detectable moods and behaviors. The four stages are a supportive outline for identifying a team 's behavioral patterns. Looking at each stage can help us understand the development and what is possibly needed to make the team work.
Why do we form teams? The goal of a team is to be able to do something together that could not be done alone. In this big, international, world of business and life we do, in fact, need teams. We need to work together to do all that we truly cannot do alone. Yet, knowing that we need teams is only the first step of many. Everyone has some experience being on a team, but few of us are experts who have done extensive research. A byproduct of this is that there are many common myths that abound about teams. These include misconceptions related to varied topics such as: what makes a team, how to run a team effectively, general attitudes about teamwork, its (teamwork’s) value to business and even its very nature.
The first stage in developing a team as it relates to group dynamics is forming, this is the stage where team members come together and they question what they are therefore, who else is a part of the team, who they are comfortable with, and this enables them to get involved as well as allowing the team the opportunity to introduce themselves to each other. The second stage is storming, and in this stage the team members begin to voice their opinions and differences as well as align themselves with others who share their same beliefs. This is an important stage for the team because team members will begin to become more involved with one another, and when they voice their concerns, they can feel like they are being represented and understood. The third stage is norming in the stage team members begin to establish a shared common commitment to the purpose of why the team is there, where they can establish their overall goals and how the goals are going to be achieved. In the fourth stage, known as performing, the team works effectively and efficiently to gather towards achieving the goal.
Working in teams provides an opportunity for individuals to come together and establish a rapport towards others within a group. Teamwork is classified as people with different strengths and skills who work together to achieve a common goal. When a team works well, specific objectives are fulfilled and satisfied. Teamwork plays a crucial role in implementing and fulfilling a common goal in a team project. Each member plays a role and takes on different responsibilities combined together. In different stages of teamwork, conflicts and arguments may occur for as members have different standpoints which need to be harmonized within the team. The key to having an effective teamwork is to explore each member's unique abilities to motivate them.
When we think of the word team, individually many different ideas may come to mind about what a team really is. Some may think of an NFL team (Tennessee Titans), an NBA team (Sacramento Kings), or a NASA astronaut team with such pioneers as Edwin Aldrin, Jr. and Neil Armstrong as members. You might even think of the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Marines as teams. In fact they all are, and they have a great deal in common as teams. However, for the purposes of this paper I will examine the characteristics of work teams, as they apply to organizations and I will supply answers to the following questions: What is a team? Where did the team concept come from? What are the types of teams? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having teams in organizations? What does it take to make a team effective?
Many businesses place an emphasis on the importance of teamwork. A good team consists of people with different skills, abilities and characters. A successful team is able to blend these differences together to enable the organisation to achieve its desired objectives.
The stages of team development are forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Norming is the first stage that involves team members getting to know each other and trying to figure out where they fit in. As a leader, it is important to provide clear directions and set proper goals and expectations during this stage. Storming is the next stage and as the name suggest it is characterized with struggles, challenges, conflicts, and competition among team members. During this stage, I will provide a mediating role and facilitate conversations that steers the team towards the right
The above essay gives clear idea about the teamwork. There are different types of team in the organization, which is very essential for the business. The theories of belbin (1993), Tuckman and Jensen (1977) shows the nine teams role and five stages of development which are very important for any team building and also in belbin theory there is practical example of the company who used the nine team role and win the award and tuckman theory has been criticed by authors, and the example of teamwork given by Apple Inc. Ceo Steve jobs and Microsoft shows important of teamwork in their organization. Therefore I came to the conclusion that teamwork is a for the organization and very helpful in achieving the task on time.