Team Building

Question 1

Stage:

• Individuals determine their place
• Establish team procedure/roles
• Transition from individual to member status

Answer 1

Forming

Question 2

Stage:

• Conflict begins to arise
• Most difficult stage
• Impatience about lack of progress
• Arguing about appropriate team actions / may resist need for collaboration

Answer 2

Storming

Question 3

Stage:

• Establish cohesiveness and commitment
• Set norms and appropriate behavior
• Reconcile competing loyalties and responsibilities
• Reduced conflict and more cooperation

Answer 3

Norming

Question 4

Stage:

• Proficiency in achieving goals
• Settled relationships and expectations
• Begin solving problems and implementing change
• Acceptance of each other’s strengths/weakness
• Embraced roles

Answer 4

Performing

Question 5

Leader/Follower Actions:
Forming

Answer 5

Director

Question 6

Leader/Follower Actions:
Storming

Answer 6

Coach

Question 7

Leader/Follower Actions:
Norming

Answer 7

Collaborator

Question 8

Leader/Follower Actions:
Performing

Answer 8

Visionary

Question 9

Leader/Follower Actions:

• Getting to know one another
• Identifying member’s roles
• Clearly understanding team’s mission/tasks

Answer 9

Director

Question 10

Leader/Follower Actions:

• Creating climate of open discussion
• Listening to member’s concerns
• Obtaining members’ inputs on how to achieve goals
• Being encouraging and supportive
• Facilitation conflict resolution

Answer 10

Coach

Question 11

Leader/Follower Actions:

• Delegating responsibilities
• Building members’ confidence
• Maximizing members’ strengths

Answer 11

Collaborator

Question 12

Leader/Follower Actions:

• Planning for the future
• Cultivating leadership
• Fostering new ideas from team members
• Ensuring solid mechanisms for feedback

Answer 12

Visionary