COG's Ladder Flashcards
Team leaders can be most effective here by asking constructive questions to summarize and clarify team thinking.
Constructive Stage
Conflict is usually absent.
Polite Stage
Optimum solutions or decision can result from this stage.
Constructive Stage
A Group Development Model containing of 5 stages
The COG’s Ladder
What is the acronym COG?
The letters COG are the author’s initials in reverse order: George O. Charrier
Transition to this from the Bid for Power Stage is characterized by an attitude change.
Constructive Stage
Team may create an identity symbol.
Esprit Stage
- Mutual acceptance, high unity, high spirit, and high cohesiveness
- High team morale and intense feelings of team loyalty
- Cliques are absent
- Need for team approval is absent as each team member approves all others and accepted as individuals
- Individuality and creativity are high
- Team may create an identity symbol
- Team is “closed” – if new members join, the feeling of camaraderie and esprit will be destroyed
Espirit Stage
Some teams never grow beyond this stage.
Polite Stage
Members get acquainted, share values and establish a basis for group structure.
Polite Stage
Gives up their attempts to control and become active listeners.
Constructive Stage
Individual seek power rather than approval from the team.
Bid for Power Stage
Cliques begin to dissolve.
Constructive Stage
Team identity becomes important to members.
Constructive Stage
5 stages of Group Development Model
- POLITE STAGE
- WHY WE’RE HERE STAGE
- BID FOR POWER STAGE
- CONSTRUCTIVE STAGE
- ESPRIT STAGE
Team is “closed” – if new members join, the feeling of camaraderie and esprit will be destroyed
Esprit Stage
Team still does not build an identity.
Bid for Power Stage
Rules of Behavior – keep ideas simple, avoid controversy and serious topics.
Polite Stage
The need for team identity is low.
Polite Stage
- Characterized by competition for attention, recognition and influence
- Individual seek power rather than approval from the team
- Team conflict rises at its highest level than in any stage of team growth
- Members may feel uncomfortable as others express hostility
- Cliques are most important during this stage, through it, members wield more power
- Team still does not build an identity
Bid For Power Stage
Members rely on stereotyping to help categorize the other members.
Polite Stage
High team morale and intense feelings of team loyalty.
Esprit Stage
Cliques grow, merge and wield influence.
Why We’re Here Stage
Leadership is shared.
Constructive Stage
Members begin taking risks and display more commitment.
Why We’re Here Stage
Members identify the team’s goals and objectives.
Why We’re Here Stage
Characterized by competition for attention, recognition and influence.
Bid for Power Stage
Members may feel uncomfortable as others express hostility.
Bid for Power Stage
Mutual acceptance, high unity, high spirit, and high cohesiveness.
Esprit Stage
- Members are open-minded, actively listen and accept other value systems
- Transition to this from the Bid for Power Stage is characterized by an attitude change
- Gives up their attempts to control and become active listeners
- Team spirit starts growing
- Cliques begin to dissolve
- Leadership is shared
- Team identity becomes important to members
- Optimum solutions or decision can result from this stage
- Team leaders can be most effective here by asking constructive questions to summarize and clarify team thinking
- Effective leaders in this stage will be tolerant of members’ widely varying abilities to contribute to their team.
Constructive Stage
Team identity is low.
Why We’re Here Stage
Cliques are most important during this stage, through it, members wield more power.
Bid for Power Stage
- Members identify the team’s goals and objectives
- Some members demand a written agenda
- Cliques grow, merge and wield influence
- Need for team approval declines
- Members begin taking risks and display more commitment
- Team identity is low
Why We’re Here Stage
Some members demand a written agenda.
Why We’re Here Stage
Cliques are formed.
Polite Stage
Cliques are absent.
Esprit Stage
Individuality and creativity are high.
Esprit Stage
Members are open-minded, actively listen and accept other value systems.
Constructive Stage
Need for team approval is high.
Polite Stage
- Members get acquainted, share values and establish a basis for group structure
- Members rely on stereotyping to help categorize the other members
- Cliques are formed
- Need for team approval is high
- The need for team identity is low
- Conflict is usually absent
- Rules of Behavior – keep ideas simple, avoid controversy and serious topics
Polite Stage
Effective leaders in this stage will be tolerant of members’ widely varying abilities to contribute to their team.
Constructive Stage
Need for team approval declines
Why We’re Here Stage
Team spirit starts growing.
Constructive Stage
Need for team approval is absent as each team member approves all others and accepted as individuals.
Esprit Stage
Team conflict rises at its highest level than in any stage of team growth.
Bid for Power Stage
