Team Building

Question 1

What are the 4 stages of growth ~

Answer 1

Forming = DIRECTOR

Storming = COACH conflict

Norming = COLLABORATOR determine your place on the team

Performing = VISIONARY

Question 2

What leader/follower actions contribute to FORMING

Answer 2

a. Getting to know one another

b. Identifying member’s roles

c. Clearly understanding team’s missions/tasks

Question 3

What leader/follower actions contribute to STORMING

Answer 3

a. Creating climate of open discussion

b. Listening to members’ concerns

c. Obtaining members’ inputs on how to achieve goals

d. Being encouraging and supportive

e. Facilitating conflict resolution

Question 4

What leader/follower actions contribute to FORMING

Answer 4

Forming = Director
-get to know each other
-identify roles
-understanding teams mission/tasks

Question 5

What leader/follower actions contribute to PERFORMING

Answer 5

a. Planning for the future

b. Cultivating leadership talent from the team

c. Fostering new ideas from team members

d. Ensuring solid mechanisms for feedback

Question 6

Describe the leader and follower actions that contribute to effective teams

Answer 6

Effectively resolve conflict

Question 7

3 stages of team building

Answer 7

Trust

Communication

Cooperation

Question 8

What defines a storming phase?

Answer 8

Some level of conflict that is not easily resolved ;

Not being able to move past it can decrease group effectiveness

Question 9

Effective stages of forming :

Answer 9

Characteristics :
Individuals determine their place

Establish team procedures/rules

Transition from individual to member status

Question 10

What are the characteristics of norming? [4]

Answer 10

Establish cohesiveness and commitment

Set norms and appropriate behavior

Reconcile competing loyalties and responsibilities

Reduced conflict and more cooperation

Question 11

Stages and characteristics of performing ?

Answer 11

Proficiency in achieving goals

Settled relationships and expectations

Begin solving problems and implementing change

Acceptance of each others strengths weaknesses

Embraced roles

Question 12

Stages and characteristics of performing ?

Answer 12

Proficiency in achieving goals

Settled relationships and expectations

Begin solving problems and implementing change

Acceptance of each others strengths weaknesses

Embraced roles

Question 13

What leader/follower actions contribute to STORMING

Answer 13

STORMING = Coach

Creating climate of open discussion
Listening to members concerns
Obtaining on how to achieve goals
Being encouraging and supportive
Facilitating conflict resolution

Question 14

What leader/follower actions contribute to NORMING - DM

Answer 14

NORMING = Collaborator

-delegating responsibilities
-building members confidence
-maximizing strengths

Question 15

What leader/follower actions contribute to PERFORMING

Answer 15

PERFORMING = Visionary

-Planning for the future
-Cultivating leadership talent with team
-Fostering new ideas from team members
-Ensuring solid mechanisms for feedback

Question 16

Forming is defined as what two things

Answer 16

Establishing goals

Going from individual to member

Question 17

What identifies the storming

Answer 17

Most difficult CONFLICT stage

Impatience // Arguing // Differences in goals cause this

Question 18

What characterizes the norming stage

Answer 18

Setting appropriate behaviors and norms

Cooperative

Reconcile competing loyalties; and move past it

USE collaborating trust and communication to move past the loyalties

Question 19

What characterizes the performing stage

Answer 19

Working together to achieve goals that are currently undisclosed