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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 2/7 <br />Discussion of problems not relevant to the task <br /> <br />Feelings and Thoughts <br />Many feel excited, optimistic, and full of anticipation <br />Others may feel suspicious, fearful, and anxious working with others <br />What is expected of me <br />Why are they here <br />Uncertainty and Apprehension <br />Team Needs <br />Team mission and vision <br />Establish specific objectives and tasks <br />Identify roles and responsibilities of team members <br />Establish team ground rules <br />Team member expectations <br />Operational guidelines for team <br />Effective in class meetings <br />Effective Chat meetings <br />1st set of feedback from project guides <br />Leadership Required <br />Project Guides & Instructors <br />provide structure and task direction <br />Allow for get-acquainted time <br />Create an atmosphere of confidence and optimism <br />Active involvement <br />Team members believe an appointed leader necessary to make decisions <br />One-way communication from leader to team-members <br />To advance from this stage to the next stage, each member must relinquish the <br />comfort zone of non-threatening topics and risk the possibility of conflict. <br />S t o r m i n g <br />This stage begins to occur as the process of organizing tasks and processes surface <br />interpersonal conflicts. Leadership, power, and structural issues dominate this <br />stage.