{"id":1164,"date":"2021-04-05T00:59:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T07:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanwhosoldtheweb.com\/blog\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2021-04-05T00:59:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T07:59:33","slug":"tuckmans-5-stages-of-group-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/themanwhosoldtheweb.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/tuckmans-5-stages-of-group-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuckman’s 5 Stages of Group Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Studies on Team Motivation and Building Effective Teams<\/a> stem from the research carried out in Psychology and Sociology.  Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920), the Founder of Modern Psychology, is credited with conducting the 1st<\/sup> research on the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Social Psychologist Kurt Lewin (1890-1947) is credited with introducing the term \u201cGroup Dynamics.\u201d The term defined the constructive and destructive forces within Groups of people.  Lewin pioneered the Group Dynamics Research Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, first of its kind dedicated to the study of Group Dynamics and how it could be applied to real-world and social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latter half of the 20th century saw attention shifted more towards studying how Group Performance could be improved in the workplace to foster an Organizational Culture<\/a> of cohesiveness, and Tuckman\u2019s study proved significant in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Tuckman\u2019s Model on Group Development<\/a> became one of the most influential studies on the subject.  Originally conducted in 1965, the Model was further improved by Tuckman and his colleague in 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuckman\u2019s assertion was that each of the phases of the model is indispensable and unavoidable for the team to grow, face up to challenges, tackle problems, find solutions, plan strategically, and deliver results.  Tuckman\u2019s model has become the foundation for following models and commonly used by management consultants for Team Management<\/a> and Client Management<\/a>.  For the model to be applicable in the work place, it is vital to comprehend the process at each stage and its concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuckman\u2019s Group Development Model comprises the following 5 stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Forming<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Storming<\/strong><\/li>
  3. Norming<\/strong><\/li>
  4. Performing<\/strong><\/li>
  5. Adjourning<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The 5th<\/sup> stage of Group Development called \u201cAdjourning\u201d was added in 1977, by Tuckman and his colleague Mary Ann Jensen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Let us examine some of the stages of Tuckman\u2019s model for Group Development in a little more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Forming<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The key dynamic of the first stage is Orientation.  This is the stage where people are brought together in a Group.  How quickly the group\u2019s transition to the 2nd<\/sup> stage takes place depends on the clarity and complexity of the goal and members\u2019 previous experience of working in groups.  Some of the key characteristics of this stage include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n