Management of Change: Salvador Lyndon S. Rempillo
Management of Change: Salvador Lyndon S. Rempillo
SY 2021-2021
Topic for Discussion:
Tuckman’s model identifies the five stages through which groups progress:
Each of the five stages of team development represents a step on the team-building
ladder. As the group members climb the ladder, they morph from a random assembly
of strangers into a high-performing team that can work toward a common goal.
The forming stage of
group development
In this phase, most group members are overly polite and are
still extremely excited about what their future may hold. Since
the group dynamics and team roles aren’t yet established, the
team leader will often take charge to direct the individual
members.
During Tuckman’s forming phase, new team members may
discuss team goals, ground rules, and individual roles, but
since this stage of development prioritizes people over the
actual work, it’s unlikely the team will be high-performing at
this time.
The storming stage of group
development:
This stage is like when you reach that point with a new roommate
where you begin to notice their small idiosyncrasies that get on your
nerves. For teams, the conflict often arises due to clashing working
styles between team members.
Some people may start to even doubt the team’s goals discussed in
the earlier stage and will stop performing their necessary jobs
altogether. This has a negative and stressful effect on those who keep
up the hard work since the pre-established group processes no longer
function smoothly.
Some project teams think they can skip this stage, but it’s better to
acknowledge conflicts now and work them out rather than avoiding
them until they explode.
The norming stage of group development
This is when the team moves past their previous quarrels and begins
to recognize and value their teammates’ strengths. During this stage,
team members increasingly respect those who are in leadership roles.
Now that everyone has begun to bond and familiarize themselves with
the team processes, teammates feel comfortable
giving each other constructive feedback as they work toward
accomplishing new tasks.
Since these new tasks often come with a high degree of difficulty, it
is not uncommon for groups to regress back into the storming phase.
Even if a group slides back into old behavior,
members’ new decision-making skills will make
conflicts easier to resolve than they were
during the initial storming phase.
The performing stage
of group development:
This is the happiest of all the stages of development. In
this stage, your team performance is at an all-time high.
This high-performance level means all team members are
self-reliant and confident enough in their own problem-
solving skills that they can function without oversight from
the leaders. Everyone is working like a well-oiled machine,
free of conflict and moving in sync toward the same end
goal.
The adjourning stage of
group development:
You can equate this stage to a breakup since team members often find it
difficult to separate from people with whom they’ve formed close bonds.
In fact, this phase is also sometimes known as the “mourning phase”
because it is common for team members to experience a feeling of loss
when the group is disbanded.
The important phase