People Management

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Which stage does the following characteristic belong to? "There is general respect for the leader and leadership responsibilities are now shared amongst the team"

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Norming

Front

Which stage does the following characteristic belong to? "Team members attempt to establish themselves and their position in relation to other team members and the leader"

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Storming

Front

Which stage does the following characteristic belong to? "The leader must be prepared to answer lots of questions about the team's purpose"

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Forming

Front

Which stage does the following characteristic belong to? "The team does not need to be instructed or assisted"

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Performing

Front

Which stage are the following points linked to?
* High dependence on leader for guidance and direction. * Little agreement on team aims other than received from leader. * Individual roles and responsibilities are unclear. * Leader must be prepared to answer lots of questions about the team's purpose, objectives and external relationships. * Processes are often ignored. * Members test tolerance of system and leader.

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Forming

Front

Which stage are the following points linked to?

• Agreement and consensus largely forms among the team, who respond well to facilitation by leader.
• Roles and responsibilities are clear and accepted.
• Big decisions are made by group agreement.
• Smaller decisions may be delegated to individuals or small teams within group.
• Commitment and unity is strong.
• The team may engage in fun and social activities.
• The team discusses and develops its processes and working style.
• There is general respect for the leader and some of leadership is more shared by the team.

Options: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing

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Norming

Front

Which stage are the following points linked to?
* Decisions don't come easily within group. * Team members vie for position as they attempt to establish themselves in relation to other team members and the leader, who might receive challenges from team members. * Cliques and factions form and there may be power struggles. * The team needs to be focused on its goals to avoid becoming distracted by relationships and emotional issues. * Compromises may be required to enable progress.

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Storming

Front

Which stage are the following points linked to?

• The team is more strategically aware; the team knows clearly why it is doing what it is doing.
• The team has a shared vision and is able to stand on its own feet with no interference or participation from the leader.
• There is a focus on over-achieving goals, and the team makes most of the decisions against criteria agreed with the leader.
• The team has a high degree of autonomy.
• Disagreements occur but now they are resolved within the team positively, and necessary changes to processes and structure are made by the team.
• The team is able to work towards achieving the goal, and also to attend to relationship, style and process issues along the way.
• Team members look after each other.

Options: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing

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Performing

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What is a Team?

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A team is a small group of people working together for a common purpose.

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Everyone in your team will have a similar personality.

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False