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July 12, 2010
The Necessary Phases For Teams To Deliver Results
By Jacob Morgan
That's quite a mouthful I know. This concept was recently introduced to me by Gil Yehuda via email and was originally developed by Bruce Tuckman (in the 1960's) who believed that these were all necessary phases for teams to go through in order for them to grow and deliver results (and to overcome challenges, tackle problems, find solutions, and to plan work). Looking back on my experiences working with teams and running Chess Media Group with Connie, I definitely find the phases to hold true. These teams phases can be applied across departments and organizations and towards initiatives such as Enterprise 2.0. This is how the phases break down:

Forming

This is the initial stage of putting the team together where individuals learn about each other and the team requirements as well as the challenges, expectations, and the organizational structure of the team. This is also the information gathering and exploratory stage. If you have ever been put into a team or have been asked to form one then you are most definitely familiar with this phase and should be able to relate to it.

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