Tuckman's Model Of Team Building

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Team building can be defined as a group process intervention designed to improve interpersonal relations and social interactions, and has evolved to include the achievement of results, meeting of goals, and the accomplishment of tasks (Dyer, 2007). It was suggested that The Tuckman’s Model could explain the theory of team building (Rahim, 2000). It recognizes that a team does not start off fully-formed and functioning, and shows that team grows through clearly defined stages. The stages are forming, storming, norming and performing respectively. Adapted from Tuckman 1965 In the stage of forming, the team act as individuals and there is a lack of clarity about the team’s purpose and individual roles. People are cautious and guarded, with …show more content…

There should be regular reviews on how well the team is performing towards attaining the common goal, and the leader should encourage the teammates to improve to form a more connected and efficient team. The leader of the team should also motivate team members to care for each other, promote interpersonal understanding, create delighted atmosphere in the team and enhance positive relationships, in order to form a productive team. Conclusion Successful leaders not only solve interpersonal disputes effectively, but are also able to gather people from different backgrounds together and inspire them to work collaboratively to achieve the organizational goals. Thus, Interpersonal relations, conflict assertiveness, goal-setting, role clarification and motivation are equally important factors for the enhancement in relationship building, team building and conflict …show more content…

Since I was in secondary school, I have been taking active leadership roles, such as being the school prefect, House Captain, cheering team leader and vice-president of societies. The duty of being a school prefect is to monitor the discipline of the students, and to maintain the order of the school. The experience of being a school prefect has provided me with better understanding of teamwork, as school prefects are required to work efficiently by cooperating and sharing the same goal of being a role model for the lower-form