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    Bruce Tuckman: forming, storming, norming and performing in groups. He says the stages of group development are key to high-performing groups. The stages can be repeated when new members join or new challenges are presented, he says.

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    Bruce Tuckman: forming, storming, norming and performing in groups. He says the stages of group development are key to high-performing groups. The stages can be repeated when new members join or new challenges are presented, he says.

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    Bruce Tuckman: forming, storming, norming and performing in groups. He says the stages of group development are key to high-performing groups. The stages can be repeated when new members join or new challenges are presented, he says.

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    Nurturing the Development of High-Performing Groups

    Forming Stage Characteristics Strategies


    • Meeting the group • Tentative Exchanges • Articulating a vision, mission, goals,
    • Establishing trust within relationships • Polite Discourse and objectives
    • Understanding vision, mission, goals, • Anxiety Over Ambiguity • Sharing the stages of group
    and objectives • Silence development, potential hurdles
    • Establishing protocols, processes, and
    boundaries
    • Formal and informal opportunities to
    meet and greet
    • Defining and tapping the expertise,
    experience, passions of the group
    • Reflection and response
    Storming Stage Characteristics Strategies
    • Dissatisfaction with others • Criticisms are directed at others • Establish processes for resolving
    • Disagreement • People begin speaking about others conflict
    • Competition rather than to them • Provide strategies that allow for
    • Criticism of procedures, vision, • Attempts to derail the group may be appropriate confrontation and
    mission, goals made mediation
    • Attendance may become poor • Review mission and vision
    • New ideas may be generated • Design relationship rebuilding
    • Groups may be dismantled activities
    • Reflection and response
    Norming Stage Characteristics Strategies
    • The group structure begins to take • Agreed purposes, protocols, and • Group members begin to assume
    shape procedures more responsibility for successes
    • Roles and responsibilities are • Consensus-seeking • Conflicts are not avoided, but they
    assumed • Care toward the feelings of others— are mediated effectively
    • Increased harmony and cohesiveness respectful engagement • New ideas, goals, and purposes begin
    occurs • “We” vs. “I” mentality and approach to emerge
    • A distinct culture begins to emerge • Reflection and response
    Performing Stage Characteristics Strategies
    • Focus is on collaboration, connection • Decreased emotionality • Collaborative facilitation
    • Group is eager to improve • Increased productivity and • Movement toward self-sustainment
    performance and productivity performance • Reflection and response
    • Achievements are recognized and • Increased cooperation
    celebrated • Improved decision-making and
    • Return to previous stages when new problem solving
    members join or new challenges are
    presented

    ©Angela Stockman WNY Education Associates, 2009


    Adapted from Smith, M.K. (2005) Bruce Tuckman: forming, storming, norming and performing in groups. The Encyclopedia of
    Informal Education, www.infed.org/thinkers/tuckman.htm. Last updated: November 16, 2006
    ©Angela Stockman WNY Education Associates, 2009
    Adapted from Smith, M.K. (2005) Bruce Tuckman: forming, storming, norming and performing in groups. The Encyclopedia of
    Informal Education, www.infed.org/thinkers/tuckman.htm. Last updated: November 16, 2006

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