The document outlines the 5 stages of building an effective team: 1) Forming, where team members are introduced and goals are provided by the team lead; 2) Storming, where the team works together towards an end result; 3) Norming, where the team works together effectively with more continuity; 4) Performing, where the team functions at a very high level with little involvement from the team lead; and 5) Adjourning, where the team celebrates completing their mission and the lessons learned from becoming a solid team.

1. THE STAGES OF
BUILDING A
TEAM
Ron McGary
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2. WHY I CHOSE THIS TOPIC
 Team building is critically important in leadership
 Every lead and team member must follow a structured format to
accomplish a structured result
 Clear direction, alignment with each other is part of the
teambuilding process
 I like to build teams and take the extra effort to build people up
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3. STAGE 1: FORMING
 Greetings and introductions with each team
member
 Provide team goals from team lead
 Receive clear and direct instructions from team
lead
 Guidance and direction must be given from team
lead
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4. Stage 2: Storming
Working together for an
end result
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5. STAGE 3: NORMING
 Working together
effectively
 More Continuity between
team members
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6. STAGE 4: PERFORMING
 Functioning at a very high
level
 Very little team lead
involvement
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7. Stage 5: Adjourning :
Mission Accomplished
 Celebration
 Team take
away are
project
completion
and a solid
team.
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