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Introduction to Teams
Teams are groups of two or more people who interact and influence each other, are
mutually accountable for achieving common goals associated with organizational
objectives and perceive themselves as a social entity within an organization. All teams are
groups because they consist of people with unifying relationships but not all groups are
teams, some groups are just people assembled together without any focused objective.
Team effectiveness is the extent to which a team achieves its objectives.
Purpose of the Game
The purpose of the game is to teach the team development process.
The game that has just been concluded was conducted with the purpose of deriving an
idea of the various stages of a team building process. The Five stages are:
1. Forming
The first stage is characterized by much uncertainty about the groups purpose,
structure and leadership.
2. Storming
The second stage is characterized by inter-group conflict. There is conflict over who
will control the group and the stage is complete when there is a relatively clear
hierarchy of leadership within the group.
3. Norming
This stage is characterized by close relationship and cohesiveness.
4. Performing
The fourth stage is when the group is fully functional.
4. Adjourning
The final stage is characterized by the wrapping up of activities.
The team development model is a useful framework for how teams develop. At the
same time we must keep in mind that it is not a perfect representation of the dynamics
development.