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2/17/22, 1:19 PM Tuckman's Stages of Group Development - West Chester University <br />https://www.wcupa.edu/coral/tuckmanStagesGroupDelvelopment.aspx 1/7 <br />Observable Behaviors <br />Politeness <br />Tentative joining <br />Orienting with others personally <br />Avoids controversy <br />Cliques may form <br />Need for safety and approval <br />Attempts to define tasks, processes, and how it will be decided here <br />T U C K M A N 'S S TA G E S O F <br />G R O U P D E V E L O P M E N T <br />S t a g e s o f G r o u p D e v e l o p m e n t <br />These stages are commonly known as: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, <br />and Adjourning. Tuckman's model explains that as the team develops maturity and <br />ability, relationships establish, and leadership style changes to more collaborative <br />or shared leadership. <br />Tuckman's original work simply described the way he had observed groups evolve, <br />whether they were conscious of it or not. In CORAL, the real value is in recognizing <br />where a team is in the developmental stage process, and assisting the team to enter <br />a stage consistent with the collaborative work put forth. In the real world, teams <br />are often forming and changing, and each time that happens, they can move to a <br />different Tuckman Stage. A group might be happily Norming or Performing, but a <br />new member might force them back into Storming, or a team member may miss <br />meetings causing the team to fall back into Storming. Project guides will be ready <br />for this, and will help the team get back to Performing as quickly as possible. <br />F o r m i n g <br />The initial forming stage is the process of putting the structure of the team <br />together. Team members feel ambiguous and conflict is avoided at all costs due to <br />the need to be accepted into the group. Team members look to a group leader for <br />direction and guidance, usually CORAL project guides.