A happy and productive team is an essential ingredient in delivering success for any business. Whilst most businesses are aware of the benefits of positive team morale, few of them are aware of the four stages of team building required for successful business team development: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing.

Bruce Tuckman’s four stages of team building describes the path that teams usually follow in order to achieve a high performance in their job function. Following these four stages of team building ensures effective business team development through the progressive construction of a team which avoids the common dysfunctions which can develop between teams. Even for an established team, reviewing the four stages of team building is important to maintain morale and cohesion, thereby maintaining successful performance. Below we look at the four stages of team building and how these can be achieved in your office.

What Are The Four Stages of Team Building?
Forming
This is the stage during which co-workers get to know each other and build the trust which is essential for good individual relationships. When a new team forms, it is important for the team to have a purpose which enables them to understand how they fit in. An absence of trust and direction will mean that teammates are not open with each other, will be unable to agree on strategy and operate less efficiently as they are unwilling to share tasks. Be patient, this may take longer than you think.

Storming
This is the stage at which teams address how they will function as a team, including issues of leadership. The potential for conflict at this stage, especially over issues of leadership mean it is essential that team’s establish good relationships and trust during the forming stage of team building. Ensure roles and responsibilities are clear to reduce the risk of employees getting frustrated by the lack progress.

Norming
As teams move from the storming stage, team members will begin to appreciate each other’s strengths and respect you as a leader. This Stage of Team Building involves the agreement of how to divide required work and what role each team member is to play in the accomplishment of the team’s goals. Neglecting the ‘storming phase of team building will result in an ad hoc assignment of tasks in which team members perform random disconnected tasks that fail to take into account their strengths and weaknesses. The norming stage usually involves a lot of commitment to the team goals as your progress further.

Performing
This final phase of team building is the stage at which teams are actually working on the project itself or the everyday functioning of a team. This stage requires teams to be actively helping and encouraging each other and holding team mates to account.

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