University of Westminster
Westminster Business School

Module Code and Title : BKEY401.1 Perspectives on Organisations

Team Working Dynamics: Tuckman’s Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing Model

Student Name : Shah Md Rafkhat Afser
Student ID Number : W149924252

Seminar Leader Name : Lucy Shimidzu

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Date : 4th November 2015

The Origin of the word, “team” is basically a set of animals yoked together, emphasizing the common purpose and mutual independence of the team members. Moreover Team can also be identified as collection of interdependent in their own tasks, who also shares responsibility for outcomes, who see themselves and who are seen by others as an intact social entity which is embedded …show more content…
He maintained that these phases are necessary for the growth of the team, since they face different challenges, finding certain solutions and try to work together in order to get extraordinary results. This Business model describes the pathways to high-performance and efficiency through a detailed development model with specific stages. Tuckman later decided to include a fifth stage called - Adjourning .(Developmental Sequence in Small Groups, 1965). Tuckman’s model is crucial because it identifies the fact that groups do not initially start off functioning and full-formed. He suggests that teams grow through clear specific stages, from their formation as groups of individuals, to becoming task-focused and united teams. He pinpointed that groups evolved into teams via four stages, First of all, an orientation and testing phase which often led to a phase which is characterised by a degree of conflict. This then generally resolved itself, leading to a more socially close-knitted phase. Lastly, the groups settles to a functional phase, during which they focused on role-relatedness.(Miller, …show more content…
Behaviour is motivated by the desire to be accepted by their peers/colleagues, which avoids confliction. Serious Issues and emotions are avoided, and focus on more detailed work which is team organisation, who does what, when to meet, (White and Vaughan, 2005). Only the team leader, play an important role at this particular stage, because team members' roles and responsibilities aren't clear .This is the time when everyone tries to identify the basic concept of team .The second stage is the “Storming” phase where ideas are in competition for consideration. This is the phase during which, the problems are established as is how the team will function and how decisions will be made. The teams addresses these topics directly and assertively and then move to the next phase. Other teams doesn't even get leave this stage. Certain types of leaders may be clashing for control during this stage. There will be clashes, disputes may lead team members to accuse and question the basic concept of “team”. Then Comes the Norming Stage, this is when and where team members starts to bond, establishing certain ground rules, break down who does what, sets out the processes and how things will be done. This stage is defined as by some the phase where a growing sense of togetherness starts building. Lastly after the norming phase, the Performing Stage starts, where increased attention to