Dr. Bruce Tuckman's Eight Stages Of Team Development
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Stages of Team Development: One of the consistent findings of studies of groups is that they go through recognizable stages of development. Dr. Bruce Tuckman presented a model in 1965 which identified the stages that teams move through.*
These stages are commonly known as: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and
Adjourning. Tuckman's model explains that as the team develops maturity and ability, relationships establish, and the leader changes leadership style. Beginning with a directing style, moving through coaching, then participating, finishing delegating and almost detached. By understanding these stages leaders will be better prepared to detect what is going on and take appropriate action to help …show more content…
Total_____
Performing
Stage
5.
8.
14.
16.
25.
28.
34.
40.
Total_____
Adjourning
Stage
This questionnaire is to help you assess what stage your team normally operates. It is based on the "Tuckman" model of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and
Adjourning. The lowest score possible for a stage is 8 (Almost never) while the highest score possible for a stage is 40 (Almost always).
The highest of the five scores indicates which stage you perceive your team to normally function in. If your highest score is 32 or more, it is a strong indicator of the stage your team is in.
The lowest of the three scores is an indicator of the stage your team is least like. If your lowest score is 16 or less, it is a strong indicator that your team does not operate this way.
If two of the scores are close to the same, you are probably going through a transition phase, except:
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•
If you score high in both the Forming and Storming Phases then you are in the
Storming Phase
If you score high in both the Norming and Performing Phases then you are in the
Performing Stage
If there is only a small difference between three or four scores, then this indicates that you have no clear perception of the way your team operates, the team's performance
Stages of Team Development: One of the consistent findings of studies of groups is that they go through recognizable stages of development. Dr. Bruce Tuckman presented a model in 1965 which identified the stages that teams move through.*
These stages are commonly known as: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and
Adjourning. Tuckman's model explains that as the team develops maturity and ability, relationships establish, and the leader changes leadership style. Beginning with a directing style, moving through coaching, then participating, finishing delegating and almost detached. By understanding these stages leaders will be better prepared to detect what is going on and take appropriate action to help …show more content…
Total_____
Performing
Stage
5.
8.
14.
16.
25.
28.
34.
40.
Total_____
Adjourning
Stage
This questionnaire is to help you assess what stage your team normally operates. It is based on the "Tuckman" model of Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and
Adjourning. The lowest score possible for a stage is 8 (Almost never) while the highest score possible for a stage is 40 (Almost always).
The highest of the five scores indicates which stage you perceive your team to normally function in. If your highest score is 32 or more, it is a strong indicator of the stage your team is in.
The lowest of the three scores is an indicator of the stage your team is least like. If your lowest score is 16 or less, it is a strong indicator that your team does not operate this way.
If two of the scores are close to the same, you are probably going through a transition phase, except:
•
•
If you score high in both the Forming and Storming Phases then you are in the
Storming Phase
If you score high in both the Norming and Performing Phases then you are in the
Performing Stage
If there is only a small difference between three or four scores, then this indicates that you have no clear perception of the way your team operates, the team's performance