BUILDING INNOVATORS

TEAM FORMATION

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing
• Adjourning

FORMING

FORMING

• Focus on goals
• Anxious and cautious
• Guarded and non-committal

STORMING

• Competitive behaviour emerge
• Forced agenda by dominant members
• Frustration

STORMING

NORMING

NORMING

• More positive
• Sense of belonging
• Shared rules of behaviour
• Like involvement

PERFORMING

PERFORMING

• Trust and acceptance
• Encouraged diversity
• Willing to present 'wild' ideas
• Flexible leadership

ADJOURNING

ADJOURNING

• Disengagement of relationships
• Abrupt and not always planned
• Affects the task

THE TEAM IS LIKE A SYSTEM

• Forming (Birth)
• Storming (Transition)
• Norming (Growth)
• Performing (Maturity)
• Adjourning (Decline)

Analogy (Same as S-Curve)

• Gather at start line. All sorts of people.
• Front runner. To lead the way.
• Team relay. Everyone counts
• Winning performance. What matters ultimately.
• Adjourn. Legacy

STRAW TOWER CHALLENGE

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