Provide a background/description of group or team.
I recently got to work on a team at my job. This team was put together to orchestrate and create an exercise for training. The team was made up of representatives from many different jobs who brought their expertise and experience together to create one complete training exercise. Leading up to the exercise we would meet a couple times a week to combine our thoughts and products. During the exercise we were all present, and worked closely to make sure our objectives were met, and the proper training was administered.
Classify your example as either a group or a work team. What factors led you to make this determination?
The team I was working with would fit into the work team category. …show more content…
If so, describe how the group/team proceeded through the stages. If not, identify stages that were skipped.
As a group we briefly went through the storing phase. Since it is comprised of military members the rules and behaviors are not difficult to figure out. The main of learning was figuring out who was leading the group and how they wanted it to run. The storming stage was quick because the objectives had already been laid out and the leadership hierarchy has already been developed. This removes some of the conflict that can accompany this stage normally. The norming phase is brief as we all access how the leader wants us to communicate and what expectations he or she has for performance and communication. The performance stage is where most of the time was spent. This involved a few meetings a week, exchanging emails, and making regular phone calls. The adjourning phase left everyone with a huge sense of accomplishment as we had achieved a lot in a few days’ time, as a result of our planning and preparation. There is also a sense of relief as we are no longer being required to perform the tasks associated with the
I recently got to work on a team at my job. This team was put together to orchestrate and create an exercise for training. The team was made up of representatives from many different jobs who brought their expertise and experience together to create one complete training exercise. Leading up to the exercise we would meet a couple times a week to combine our thoughts and products. During the exercise we were all present, and worked closely to make sure our objectives were met, and the proper training was administered.
Classify your example as either a group or a work team. What factors led you to make this determination?
The team I was working with would fit into the work team category. …show more content…
If so, describe how the group/team proceeded through the stages. If not, identify stages that were skipped.
As a group we briefly went through the storing phase. Since it is comprised of military members the rules and behaviors are not difficult to figure out. The main of learning was figuring out who was leading the group and how they wanted it to run. The storming stage was quick because the objectives had already been laid out and the leadership hierarchy has already been developed. This removes some of the conflict that can accompany this stage normally. The norming phase is brief as we all access how the leader wants us to communicate and what expectations he or she has for performance and communication. The performance stage is where most of the time was spent. This involved a few meetings a week, exchanging emails, and making regular phone calls. The adjourning phase left everyone with a huge sense of accomplishment as we had achieved a lot in a few days’ time, as a result of our planning and preparation. There is also a sense of relief as we are no longer being required to perform the tasks associated with the