Team evolution stages

Type of course:

Digital learning, Lesson

Language:

Duration:

20 minutes

Workload:

2 hours

Proficiency:

Advanced

Target:

Professionals, Students

We all work in teams. A definition of a team, as a shared mantra, helps us to start with the same mental model of what a TEAM is. A group of people does not become a team overnight, nor does it happen by magic. This transition takes time and goes through different stages. Identifying the different stages a team goes through helps us to better understand what is happening in the team and what could be done.

Tuckman’s theory suggests that teams go through 5 stages of development: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning.

The aim of this nugget is to provide a definition of a team, introduce the different stages of team development and explain the characteristics of each stage. Finally, some guidelines for the team leader and team members in each stage.

Learning outcomes

Learner who has completed the nugget is able to apply the concept of “team”
Learner who has completed the nugget is able to differentiate the 5 stages of development of the teams
Learner who has completed the nugget is able to apply recommendations for each stage in their activity