Building Cohesive Teams
According to Bruce Tuckman’s research into group dynamics, he developed ‘Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development’, wherein concluded that there are five stages that teams experience during either the lifespan of the team, if it is a temporary team, or the task, if it is a permanent team. The theory relates to how teams become less formal and more focussed as the team progresses towards goals and members gain focus.
These stages are as follows:
Forming
During this stage the team members will most likely adopt a ‘wait and see’ mind-set and communications will be formal, with members being unfocussed in terms of the requirements, expectations or goals. It is essential during this time that the team develop key goals and tasks …show more content…
Since they are good at detaching themselves from bias, they are often the ones to see all available options with the greatest clarity and impartiality. They take a broad view when problem-solving, and by moving slowly and analytically, will almost always come to the right decision. However, they can become very critical, damping enthusiasm for anything without logical grounds, and they have a hard time inspiring themselves or others to be passionate about their work.
Teamworker[edit]
A Teamworker is the oil between the cogs that keeps the machine that is the team running smoothly. They are good listeners and diplomats, talented at smoothing over conflicts and helping parties understand one another without becoming confrontational. Since the role can be a low-profile one, the beneficial effect of a Teamworker can go unnoticed and unappreciated until they are absent, when the team begins to argue, and small but important things cease to happen. Because of an unwillingness to take sides, a Teamworker may not be able to take decisive action when it's needed. …show more content…
They are efficient and self-disciplined, and can always be relied on to deliver on time. They are motivated by their loyalty to the team or company, which means that they will often take on jobs everyone else avoids or dislikes. However, they may be seen as closed-minded and inflexible since they will often have difficulty deviating from their own well-thought-out plans, especially if such a deviation compromises efficiency or threatens well-established practices.
Completer / Finisher[edit]
The Completer/Finisher is a perfectionist and will often go the extra mile to make sure everything is "just right," and the things he or she delivers can be trusted to have been double-checked and then checked again. The Completer Finisher has a strong inward sense of the need for accuracy, and sets his or her own high standards rather than working on the encouragement of others. They may frustrate their teammates by worrying excessively about minor details and by refusing to delegate tasks that they do not trust anyone else to perform.
According to Bruce Tuckman’s research into group dynamics, he developed ‘Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development’, wherein concluded that there are five stages that teams experience during either the lifespan of the team, if it is a temporary team, or the task, if it is a permanent team. The theory relates to how teams become less formal and more focussed as the team progresses towards goals and members gain focus.
These stages are as follows:
Forming
During this stage the team members will most likely adopt a ‘wait and see’ mind-set and communications will be formal, with members being unfocussed in terms of the requirements, expectations or goals. It is essential during this time that the team develop key goals and tasks …show more content…
Since they are good at detaching themselves from bias, they are often the ones to see all available options with the greatest clarity and impartiality. They take a broad view when problem-solving, and by moving slowly and analytically, will almost always come to the right decision. However, they can become very critical, damping enthusiasm for anything without logical grounds, and they have a hard time inspiring themselves or others to be passionate about their work.
Teamworker[edit]
A Teamworker is the oil between the cogs that keeps the machine that is the team running smoothly. They are good listeners and diplomats, talented at smoothing over conflicts and helping parties understand one another without becoming confrontational. Since the role can be a low-profile one, the beneficial effect of a Teamworker can go unnoticed and unappreciated until they are absent, when the team begins to argue, and small but important things cease to happen. Because of an unwillingness to take sides, a Teamworker may not be able to take decisive action when it's needed. …show more content…
They are efficient and self-disciplined, and can always be relied on to deliver on time. They are motivated by their loyalty to the team or company, which means that they will often take on jobs everyone else avoids or dislikes. However, they may be seen as closed-minded and inflexible since they will often have difficulty deviating from their own well-thought-out plans, especially if such a deviation compromises efficiency or threatens well-established practices.
Completer / Finisher[edit]
The Completer/Finisher is a perfectionist and will often go the extra mile to make sure everything is "just right," and the things he or she delivers can be trusted to have been double-checked and then checked again. The Completer Finisher has a strong inward sense of the need for accuracy, and sets his or her own high standards rather than working on the encouragement of others. They may frustrate their teammates by worrying excessively about minor details and by refusing to delegate tasks that they do not trust anyone else to perform.