THEORY 44
TUCKMAN’S GROUP DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCE MODEL (CROWN AS KING)
Use this to identify the stages of development that your team pass through and amend your management style accordingly.
Bruce Tuckman first presented his Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing (FSNP) model in 1965 and, with Mary Jensen, added a fifth stage (Adjourning) in 1977. The model describes the phases which teams go through from initial formation to completion of the task.
HOW TO USE IT
- Provide guidance from the moment the team starts to form. Make clear the team’s purpose, aims and objectives and what contribution you expect from each person. Negotiate and agree ...
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