1. Stages of Team Development
Here are our learning objectives:
Recognize the stages of development that are associated with a team
Understand the characteristics of the four stages of a developing team, and
Understand the concepts of SKILL LEVEL and ENTHUSIASM and how they relate to the four stages of team development.
There are a number of ways to illustrate how a team develops. The model which we are going to discuss today was developed by Bruce W. Tuckman in the mid-1960’s, and states that all teams go through four common stages of development.
Tuckman maintained that these stages are all necessary and inevitable - in order for the team to grow, to face up to challenges, to tackle problems, to find solutions, to plan work, and to deliver results.
Understanding these stages can make us all better team members. The model also has important implications for organizing, building and leading a team. You will hear more about how this ties into team leadership tomorrow in Kathy’s presentation.
To make this presentation more useful, as we explore the stages, try to think of them in light of your own Scouting or other experiences.

2. performing norming Forming storming Illustrate Team Development
The Growth Curve
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norming
Forming
Illustrate Team Development
There are a variety of ways to illustrate team development. We’ll use the following:
Forming stage = “Pickup Sticks”
Storming stage = “At Odds”
Norming stage = “Coming Around”
Performing stage = “As One”
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Discuss with the participants their interpretations of the illustration.
Two important variables are woven through the four stages: Enthusiasm and Skill Level.
Unlike skill level, enthusiasm starts out high and then takes a sudden dip.
As differences are explored, expectations are aligned with reality, and the team achieves results, enthusiasm begins to rise.
Ultimately, both enthusiasm and skill level are high as the team becomes a high-performing team.
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3. Stages of Team Development
In the forming stage. Team members are like pick-up sticks, scattered every which way, thinking and heading in all different directions.
When storming, the group tends to at odds with each other, more often focusing on each other than the goal.
Coming around occurs in the norming stage. Members begin to focus on the goal, but they’re still not all working together.
And finally, while performing the group acts as one cohesive and focused team.
Now let’s look at each of these stages in greater detail.
Coming around
As one
Pick up sticks
At odds

4. Stages of Team Development
Forming
Anxiety about how to fit in
Unclear about expectations, rules, roles and goals
Not all oriented towards same goal
Unrealistic expectations
High dependence on the leader
Next: Titans Forming Video
Commentary to set up the showing of this video clip:
Remember the Titans:
It takes place in 1971
The high school is being integrated for the first time.
A new coach, Herman Boone, has been appointed to take over the football team, replacing a highly successful and popular coach who has been demoted to assistant coach.
Boone is tough, opinionated, and as opposite of the old coach as he could be.
The movie tells the story of how the coaches and players overcame their differences and became a team.
This clip depicts the Forming stage of team development. It begins just prior to the first meeting between some of the players and their new coach.
Watch the team for indications of the Forming stage: eagerness, high and unrealistic expectations, anxiety about how players will fit in, what demands will be placed on them. Team members are unclear about expectations, rules, roles and goals. There is high dependence on the leadership figure for purpose and direction, and the new coach provides it quickly and clearly. At this stage, team morale is high and team productivity is low.
Stop the video and discuss the Forming stage.
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5. Stages of Team Development Remember the Titans: Forming
Remember The Titans clip found in Wood Badge Master Disk

6. Stages of Team Development
storming
Clear factions have formed within the team
Difficulty working together
Frustration and negativity
Communication breakdowns
Dissatisfaction with leadership
Pick up sticks
Next: Titans Storming Video
Commentary to set up the showing of this video clip:
This video clip illustrates the Storming stage.
The scene features two players, both speaking on behalf of others.
Clear factions have formed within the team, and morale is low.
Look for signs of the Storming stage:
Difficulty working together
Frustration
Negativity
Communication breakdowns, and
Dissatisfaction with leadership — in this instance with the team captain, not, the coach.
Stop the video and discuss the Storming stage.
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7. Stages of Team Development Remember the Titans: Storming
Remember The Titans clip found in Wood Badge Master Disk

8. Stages of Team Development
norming
Attitudes and morale are improving
Willingness to share responsibility and control
Generally positive feelings
Valuing the differences among themselves
Start thinking “we” rather than “I”
Increased commitment to common goals
Pick up sticks
Next: Titans Norming Video
Commentary to set up the showing of this video clip:
This video clip illustrates the Norming stage.
Attitudes and morale are improving.
There is a willingness to share responsibility and control.
Things to watch for in this clip, all of which indicate the Norming stage, are:
euphoric, positive feelings; team members valuing the differences among themselves;
team members start thinking “we” rather than “I.”
Clearly the climate has changed. There is increased commitment to purpose, roles, goals, and working together.
The team has not necessarily transformed itself into a high-performing team yet, but it is coming around.
By the way, this is a rather humorous clip.
Stop the video and discuss the Norming stage.
At odds
Coming together 8

9. Stages of Team Development Remember the Titans: Norming
Remember The Titans clip found in Wood Badge Master Disk

10. Stages of Team Development
performing
Sense of pride and excitement
Focus is on performance
Purpose and goals are clear
Commitment to continuous improvement
Leadership is shared
Able to control their own performance and destiny
Pick up sticks
At odds
Next: Titans Performing Video
Commentary to set up the showing of this video clip:
Sense of pride and excitement
Focus is on performance
Purpose and goals are clear
Commitment to continuous improvement
Leadership is shared
Able to control of their own performance and destiny
Stop the video and discuss the Performing stage.
Coming together
as one

11. Stages of Team Development Remember the Titans: Performing
Remember The Titans clip found in Wood Badge Master Disk

12. Stages of Team Development
Patrol Assessment
What stage is your patrol experiencing?
Team development enables us to anticipate what a team is likely to go through.
Team development enables us to use appropriate strategies to smooth the progress of a team as it evolves.
Pick up sticks
At odds
Coming around
As one
What stage is your patrol experiencing?

13. Stages of Team Development