Teamwork

Tony, a member of a project team, has been noticing that the team's members have been establishing specific roles for each other, and the team is starting to achieve consensus about the group objective. Which stage of group development is Tony's team experiencing?

• forming

• norming

• performing

• adjourning

In the first week of soccer practice, two players got into an argument over how a play should be run. Both players returned the next day and worked out a compromise with their coach. The argument over how the play should be run represents which stage of group development?

• forming

• norming

• storming

• adjourning

When you start building a new team so you are now in ..... stage

• Norming

• Performing

• Forming

• Storming

In this stage, conflict and competition surface within the team. Some participants may be hostile or defensive. The team tries to find a way to achieve the task it was assembled to accomplish, although serious disagreement may arise about its goals and objectives

• Norming

• Performing

• adjourning

• Storming

At this point, the team identity is complete, and player morale is high. Players are both task and people-oriented. This stage is characterized by a high level of trust. Members are recognized for, and encouraged to use, their unique talents

• Performing

• Storming

• Norming

• Adjourning

Which stage does the following characteristic belong to? "The team is finding a balance in ideas and are settled into roles."

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

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

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

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

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

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"

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

You and your co-workers have done a great job. You kept having a problem with your job site flooding, so you designed a series of trenches and drainage ditches to keep the water out of your way. Your boss has congratulated your team on a job well one. Now that the problem is solved, you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

• Assume the the problem is completely taken care of, and get back to the other things you need to do.

• Keep track of what you've done to make sure that your solution continues to work.

• Look back on what your team accomplished, and determine if there's any way you could do it even better the next time.

• Add the solution you came up with to your company database. This way, if the problem ever arises again, you'll know what to do.