A group is a collection of people. A team is a group with a common goal that can only be met by interdependence and collaboration.
Teams are vital when the tasks are divisible, optimizing, and conjunctive. Tasks like these include:
| Stage |
Major processes |
Characteristics |
| Forming |
Exchange of information
Task exploration
Identification of commonalities
|
Tentative interactions
Polite discourse
Concern over ambiguity
|
| Storming |
Disagreement over procedures
Expression of dissatisfaction
Emotional responses
|
Criticism of ideas
Poor attendance
Polarization
|
| Norming |
Establishment of standards, relationships
Growth of cohesiveness
|
Agreement on procedures
Reduction in role-ambiguity
|
| Performing |
Goal achievement
Emphasis on performance and production
|
Decision making, problem solving
Mutual cooperation
|
| Adjourning |
Completion of tasks
Reduction of dependency
|
Disintegration
Increasing independence
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