In the two decades I have been delivering training on leadership, coaching skills, or vitality, I always find this a fascinating moment. You see a team develop before your eyes.
Using the Tuckman model of team development, you can interpret what is happening in your team. The model outlines a fixed sequence of four stages: forming, storming, norming, and performing.
As a manager, it is important to know what stage your team is currently in. It is easier to identify problems and decide which areas of team development to focus on if you are aware of your team's development stage.
In the upcoming blog series, you will read more about team development and what you, as an executive or leader, can do to support the team.
Stage 1:
Forming
The start is made. A joke is made. The ice has been broken. In terms of team development, such a group is in phase 1 'Formation'. People start to feel freer and express themselves more openly. It soon becomes clear who takes the lead, who is a bit quieter, who is the thorn in the flesh, and who is the joker. As a leader, it is important at this stage to set frameworks, agree on codes of conduct, and provide safety.
Stage 2: Storming
On to phase 2 'Storming'. This is a crucial phase. This is where things start to chafe and crackle. Conflicts and hassles arise. You can think of it as the adolescent phase of a team. The leader is challenged. As an executive coach or team coach, I am often called in during this phase of team development.
Stage 3:
Norming
Things can get pretty heated in phase 2. In the end, conflicts are there to make things better together. It provides an opportunity for the team to come to a deeper understanding together. Phase 3 is therefore also called 'Norming'. Together, the team defines the standards for success, both on a relational and a content level.
blog coming soon
Stage 4: Performing
And if you have ever been in a team in phase 4, you know the power of good cooperation. Stage 4 'Performing' is characterised by everything running like clockwork; everyone grants each other success, and it is an accumulation of job satisfaction.
Yet, achieving a high-performing team is rarely easy. At the helm of this journey is a leader, whose role dynamically evolves with the team at each stage.
blog coming soon
Would you like to know what I can do for you in a programme of executive coaching? So that you can learn how to co-develop and get the best out of your teams? I would be happy to tell you more about it in an informal conversation.
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