We discussed the five basic stages of group development which are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Forming is the stage where the group’s purpose, structure and leadership is contemplated and determined. The storming stage is characterized by intragroup conflict over leadership and individuality. At the conclusion of this stage all conflict is resolved. The norming stage develops relationships and demonstrates cohesiveness. In the performing stage the group accepts the structure and focuses its energy on completed the given task. The adjourning stage only applies to temporary groups. In this stage the group wraps up all uncompleted task in preparation for disbandment. We discussed the different techniques to minimize groupthink. Groupthink when the desire to conform to the groups decisions overrides the possibility of presenting alternate course of action. Ways to combat this are controlling the size of the group, tasking the group leader with gaining input from all group members, and to focus on the risk of any decisions presented to the group. Having a diverse group can both hamper and strengthen a group’s effectiveness. Groups composed off different cultures will initially have a more difficult time working together but over time the diversity can help the group be more open minded and creative. To ensure that a team is successful it must have adequate resources, strong leadership and structure, a climate of trust, and an excellent performance evaluation and reward system. Team composition is extremely important. The individual abilities of each team member must complement each other in order to achieve maximum team effectiveness. Team members’ personalities are equally as important. The dimensions identified in the Big Five personality test are relevant to team success. When allocating roles in a team, team members