...The storming of The Bastille is the one of the most violent and effective scenes in the whole novel. It is so important in the novel because it is thought to have been the fuel or acceleration for the French Revolution. The scene is wonderfully depicted by the quote “Jacques Three was nearby (Defarge); Madame Defarge, still heading some women… and her knife was in her had”(p225). This quote illiterates the topic because it shows that the Defarge’s and the “mob” will go to any extremities necessary to get equal rights and Liberty even if that means death. At the end of the chapter, after Madame Defarge is finished with the security guard she beheads him and puts his head on a pike. She is doing this to prove a point to the aristocracy that they will stop at nothing to “exterminate” them and that the Marquis death was not going to be the last.. This furthermore proves the point that this is a very violent scene in the novel but yet a very effective one....
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... Introduction There are five main stages in group development. These are formation, storming, norming, the performing stage and the adjourning stage (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2007). It is necessary for each of these stages to be undertaken by every group; clearly knowing when on stage ends and another begins. Failures to do so, problems occur, that may culminate to poor performance or not completing the assignment at all. An analysis on a research carried out in the University of Ontario, school of business. Students were asked to carry out a group assignment. This paper discusses Problems, causes and possible solutions of the problems in this group. a) The Issue. In Christine’s group, there are a number of issues that stir concern. Mike does not take his part of the assignment seriously. He comes to meetings poorly prepared and enjoys talking about unimportant issues during discussions and misses others. Janet, although hardworking, misses meeting sessions without apology. Christine, as the group leader, does not manage to unite the group members so as to achieve the best results. This does not comply with the mission statement and job description they had earlier signed in the exhibits. Janet’s plan to leave the group and work alone is an indication of the failure of the group to stick together. The major issue in this organization is leadership incompetence. b) The Problem Cause. In The forming stage, the members get to understand each other; allocating...
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...Teamwork and Team Performance - Case Study 3/23/2013 Contents 1. Group Development 3 2. Problem Identification 3 3. Retrospective Evaluation 4 4. Reflection 5 1. Group Development There are five stages of group development in which a team passes through: Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. The group for this case study is currently, 1 week before the due date, in both the norming stage and performing stage. They have adapted to the absence of Mike and are motivated to finish the analysis in an effort to achieve a good grade. Each member has completed their part except Mike, who has just handed in notes to Christine. All of the other members have looked past any turmoil of Mike and either adapted to that or ignored him. Managing a team through these five stages will increase the overall effectiveness of that team; therefore understanding the different stages could have assisted Christine. If she knew what each stage entailed ahead of time, she could have anticipated certain issues or attempted to resolve them. In the beginning Christine should have laid out the group rules, assigned all the tasks, and allowed the members to introduce themselves and get to know one another. I think she did a good job leading them into scheduled meetings; however, Mike was just a complainer about the early meeting. When tension arose in the group, because Mike was upset seeing the group members having a good time and mingling without him...
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...ED 673 School Culture | Follow-Up #2 | Scenario Responses | | Nan Kane | 0/29/2013 | | Scenario #1: Part A: Description of School Culture Issues The key school culture issue in scenario #1 is that the team is an interdisciplinary team that is not function as such. They have been together for six years and works like a “well-oiled machine. It is obvious that the team has worked through the four stages of group development because they have addressed the social, emotional, and developmental needs of their students. The team has the cornerstones for effective collaboration and teamwork People, Task and Process (Conzemius and O’Neill, 2002). They have the leadership, commitment, knowledge, and skills. The team has made decisions, problem solved, communicated, and met. They also accomplished certain goals. Productive collaboration takes both purpose and skill to be effective (Conzemius and O’Neill, 2002). The team has demonstrated the ability to create and implement a plan for addressing the emotional, social and developmental needs of students. However, they are not clear about their purpose that was set by the principal to integrate instruction among the disciplines. Part B: Immediate Actions I will meet with the principal, which I view as someone having expert power. He has experience and expertise in the area of working with teams. We will discuss what I observed in the team meetings and come to a consensus to form new 7th grade interdisciplinary...
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...Working in Groups Four stages a group has to go through: Forming, Norming, Storming, Reforming Forming In the first stages of team building, the forming of the team takes place. The individual's behavior is driven by a desire to be accepted by the others, and avoid controversy or conflict. Serious issues and feelings are avoided, and people focus on being busy with routines, such as team organization, who does what, when to meet, etc. But individuals are also gathering information and impressions - about each other, and about the scope of the task and how to approach it. This is a comfortable stage to be in, but the avoidance of conflict and threat means that not much actually gets done. The team meets and learns about the opportunities and challenges, and then agrees on goals and begins to tackle the tasks. Team members tend to behave quite independently. They may be motivated but are usually relatively uninformed of the issues and objectives of the team. Team members are usually on their best behavior but very focused on themselves. Mature team members begin to model appropriate behavior even at this early phase. Sharing the knowledge of the concept of "Teams - Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing" is extremely helpful to the team. Supervisors of the team tend to need to be directive during this phase. The forming stage of any team is important because, in this stage, the members of the team get to know one another, exchange some personal information, and make new friends...
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...Part I: Group Development I believe Christine and her group weren’t properly developed from the beginning stages which is why they are currently at the storming stage. “The storming stage of team development is a period of high emotionality and tension among the group members. During the storming stage, hostility and infighting may occur, and the team typically experiences many changes”. (Schermerhorn, John R. (11/2011) The hostility came from Mike who felt he was being excluded from the group and meetings. He has other demands in his life that are not allowing him to actively participate and be an active/vital part of the group. If Christine had known of the five stages of development: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning she could have avoided the many problems she faced in her group or found better ways to handle the situations that arose. She could have made sure her team was effective in their roles and would have been able to achieve the common goal of working together and receiving a good grade on their project. She would have been able to know her role as the “Team Leader” and been able to work with the strengths and weakness’s of her team members. Christine was forced to pay more attention to the short comings of Mike and wasn’t able to fully focus on the group or her role as a leader. Part II Problem Identification The group is facing many problems. The primary problem is Christine is not an effective leader of her group. As a leader you...
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...in detail the five stages of team/group development. Give specific examples for each stage. Explain how and why teams and groups may or may not proceed through these stages. The five-stage model, which can be applied to groups and teams, assumes that members will progress through five phases: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Teams and groups do not move through each phase in a sequential pattern, but the model as a whole proves beneficial to individuals who have struggles about working with others. Within this model, individuals shift from independent input to equal effort when working with others (Langton, Robbins and Judge 161). Group development begins with the forming stage. Beginning in the first meeting, this stage is the period where members experience anxiety and uncertainty about the team’s purpose, structure, and guidance (Langton, Robbins and Judge 161). Individual issues include members questioning where they fit in, and group issues include members questioning why the group was formed (Langton, Robbins and Judge 162). Active forming occurs when members doubt their acceptance or belonging within the group, have low trust in others, and make an attempt to understand what is expected of them (Stuermer). The forming stage is complete when members view themselves involved with the team or group (Langton, Robbins and Judge 161); this means members acknowledge the team’s needs over individual ones. The second stage is storming which is the period...
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...Leading Change in Theory Reflective essay Reflective writing is a strategy where we as students recollect what we have learnt and the process we have undertaken in learning and use this to reflect on how we have educated ourselves. We describe our experiences in the process of learning along with bringing out the emotions we felt at the particular time, also we may consolidate prior knowledge along with the present in order to fully understand and grasp the experience. Reflective writing allows us to understand the entire process of learning. My group formerly consisted of six members and finally ended up with only three, this was due to one member dropping out of this module and another two being unable to work with the final group as they felt our language and intellect wasn’t up to the mark. This made me feel extremely let down and somewhat anxious as to how we would function as a group of only three individuals; however our progress greatly improved since we were a smaller and more cohesive group. Our group had a more democratic form of leadership and we shared a sense of collective identity which greatly benefited us in completing our task. Our group values focused greatly on openness, respect, contribution and happiness. Each member contributed almost equally to the overall process and the all three of us were willing to listen and understand each other’s opinions. We divided the work amongst ourselves and decided we would complete it and share it with each other through...
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...teachers, just like many schools today. Teachers are often faced with harsh realities when they start fresh at a school, because of the dysfunctional system in place and then they burn out, and quit. Our textbook talk about the five stages: Forming-Stage, Storming Stage, Norming Stage, performing stage and adjourning Stage. It seems the group is stuck in the forming and storming stage. The group has no sense of direction, structure or leadership and everyone has their own opinions of how the groups should be run. There are already strong opinions on how the problems should be solved regarding truancy, low performance, crimes rate and creating an effective after school program. Referring back to the stages and understanding of the stages would have assisted the Woodson Foundation tremendously. First the forming stage was not completed, the groups should have met and established roles, structure and the purpose and it’s clear that was not established. You have the principal and the superintendent thinking the school should have more power, and not involving the parents, and other members with their opinions as well, which is a clear example that a purpose was not established. Second, the members did not hash out who was going to be doing what, and this stage was not completed because there was not a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership in the group. Third if the group had set a a clear and common expectation, there would be common expectation. All the members are interested in meeting...
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...Management MGMT 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior March 22, 2015 Part 1: Group Development The five-stage group-development model consists of: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. (Robbins 275) Forming stage. In this first stage, the team is getting to know each other, their backgrounds, work experience, and learning about their strengths and weaknesses. Informal leaders may start to emerge during this stage, and it’s important for management to recognize them. They are getting oriented with their surroundings as well as details about the task at hand. Management should be setting the stage for success by setting roles and responsibilities, providing instruction, guidance, expectations and structure. (Gervais 2014) Storming stage. At this stage, personalities start to come out (good and bad), group norms and/or cliques begin to form, and conflict between one or more of the members occurs. Management must address deviant behavior(s), misunderstandings, gossip/backtalk, etc and encourage communication, trust, and respect for each other. Norming stage. At this point, team members are conforming, getting along, supporting each other, and behaving in line with accepted and established group norms (such as showing up on time, contributing to the group effort, not speaking over each other, etc). Performing stage. At this stage, the team members’ efforts should be synchronized, cohesive and should be functioning well while performing their...
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...Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing, I discovered that the phrase of Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing was coined in 1965 by psychologist Bruce Tuckman. He described that most teams follow a consistent path from the point when they are first assembled to the time when they become a highly proficient highly effective group. This path leads them through four stages; Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. The Forming stage begins when new group members are brought together. You might have some members that are apprehensive, talkative, some are very positive and polite some might be a little anxious, and excited. Whatever each group member possesses they bring to the table. The group members are unaware of what lies ahead. This stage is usually short compared to the other stages. The Storming stages are when each group member is explained what is expected, and what the goals are. Processes and structures are put in effect. Now the group may be filling frustrated and overwhelmed by the participation they must have. They realities and challenges that are ahead are setting in. The may become stressed with how much they must accomplish and they are unsure about their participation that is required with an unfamiliar leader and new group members. They realize that they don’t know each other and they began to form opinions of one another. The may be seeking the approval of the group leader or challenging the group leader’s authority. This is the stage that most...
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...Dr Bruce Tuckman first published his theory in 1965 this theory included the Forming Storming Norming and Performing. In the 1970s he decided to also add a fifth stage to his theory this was the Adjourning stage. The Forming Storming Norming Performing theory is a useful description of team development and behaviour. , G. (2015). The first stage of the Tuckman’s theory is the forming stage. During this period of time the group are getting to know each of their team members. The team leader guides the group through this first stage. The Storming stage, during this stage the group start the disagree and lack unity, as they find it challenging to work together as a team this could be due to the fact all team members have different working styles....
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...Part I: Group Development The group is at the forming stage. Our textbook states the forming stage is characterized by a great deal of uncertainty about the group’s purpose, structure and leadership. Members “test the waters” to determine what types of behaviors are acceptable. After reading over the case study I was torn between the group being at the forming stage or the storming stage. The group does have purpose as they plan to create an after-school program which will improve school performance both by the students and the teachers. The group is structured as the Woodson Foundation and the school system will develop a new agency that will draw on resources from both organizations as well as a representative from the NCPIE. This is where the group comes up short from the storming stage as there is no leadership yet. They are still establishing ground rules such as: Will the new jobs be unionized? And Will the Woodson Foundation be able to use hard data? An understanding of the stages of group development can assist The Woodson Foundation in a strong way. Right under their nose they have Meredith Watson working for them. Meredith has six years working as a teacher in a classroom setting and working on the leadership team will provide some similarity within the group. She knows what the teachers are going through and can help on all levels. Part II: Problem Identification The primary problem is putting together a development team together that will stop pointing fingers...
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...1. Stages of conflict As the textbook states, every organization has an optimal level of conflict that can be considered highly functional as it helps generate positive performance. When conflict level is too low, performance can suffer. I completely agree with this and it proves to be true in my job. The first stage of conflict is perceived conflict, which is a cognitive awareness on the part of at least one group that events have occurred or that conditions exist favorable to creating overt conflict. Perceived conflict may or may not lead to felt conflict. Felt conflict is “felt” in the form of anxiety, tension and/or hostility. The final stage is manifest conflict. Manifest conflict is not only perceived and felt, but is acted upon. At work I recently was witness to the progress of conflict in these three stages between two employees. One employee was very shy, quiet and kept to himself. On the other hand another employee was outspoken, rude and disrespectful. It was a known fact that conflict between the two existed, also known as perceived conflict. The loud employee one day said to the quiet “why don’t’ you ever talk or have friends.” The individual kept quiet but this type of action moved the conflict into the “felt” stage since obvious feelings such tension and hostility became present. Eventually, it moved into the manifest conflict stage. The quiet employee printed off a personal bank statement and went to pick it up at the printer and oddly enough...
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...people’s most difficult school experiences. Working in a group is tough because there is often someone who does not pull their own weight. “There are five stages to group development, adjourning, forming, storming, performing, and norming” (John & Wiley pg 166). Christine’s group from the Case Study the Forgotten Group Member is in between the Storming and Norming Stages. The Storming Stage “is dealing with tensions and defining group tasks,” while the Norming Stage is dealing with high emotionality and tension among the group members” (John & Wiley pg. 166). Christine and her group could have had better success in creating a solid group paper if she would have focused more on the forming stage at the beginning of their relationship. The forming stage happens “in the initial entry into the group,” during this stage individuals ask a number of questions as they begin to identify with other group members and with the team itself” (John & Wiley pg 166). Group member Mike was the black sheep of the group. He did not complete his assigned tasks and missed group meetings because of work and personal issues. Christine became frusterated because of his absences and his incomplete work. In the beginning meetings of the group, Christine and other groups members could have asked the questions during the forming stage like “What are the potential barriers that will keep us from finishing our individual tasks?” or “How are we going to hold each other accountable?” These...
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