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Team Definition and Phases
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Definition:
Team: A group of two or more people with
complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose and approach
for which the team holds its members mutually accountable .
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Stages of Team Development:
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Phase One : Orientation
Team gets organized and oriented to the goal.
Theme: Coming Together is a Beginning.
- What are we doing here?
- Who are these people?
- What is our goal?
- What is my role?
Phase Two : Conflict
Team recognizes individual differences.
Theme: Keeping Together is Progress.
- I see the goal differently.
- Who put him/her in charge?
- I have different ideas.
- I have different strategies.
Phase Three : Emergence
Team becomes focused on making something happen. Decisions emerge.
Theme: Working Together is Success.
- Something happens.
- Decisions are made.
- Issues are managed
- The group moves forward.
Phase Four : Reinforcement
Team celebrates success. Achieves its potential.
Theme: Achieving Together is the Goal
- The group is aware it is becoming a team.
- Members seek to justify their actions.
- Members reward others.
- The team celebrates its success or rationalizes its failure.
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