Stages of Team Development

1. Stages of Team Development
“Pro Sports Style”
Created by
The University of North Texas
in partnership with
the Texas Education Agency

2. I. “The Draft”
• FORMING:
– Group gets to know each other
– Team members are polite, but do
not trust each other yet
– Members are still “strangers”
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3. II. “Training Camp”
• STORMIMG
– Chaotic environment
– Members “test” one another
– Members guard their own attitudes
– May not yet accept others’ ideas
– Leaders start to emerge
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4. III. “Pre-Season”
• NORMING
– Members accept others’ styles
– Game plan is formed (Goals)
– Everyone becomes part of the team
– Other members’ viewpoints are
accepted
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5. IV. “The Season”
• PERFORMING
– Team achieves goals and wins
which proves they are meeting
the team’s objectives
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6. V. “End of Season”
• ADJOURNING
– Team has achieved all or most goals
– Objectives are evaluated
– Changes are initiated
– Team gets ready for “The Draft”
• Prepare for new tasks
• Gets new team members
• Loses old team members (Free Agent)
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7. How to be a Valuable Team Member
• Take responsibility and contribute
to your team
• Take an active role (contribute
skills)
• Model appropriate behavior
• Leaders must be willing to share
responsibility when needed
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8. How to be a Team Player
• Do you offer help
when he/she needs
it?
• Do you listen to your
friend without judging
his/her opinions
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9. How to be a Team Player
• Are you sensitive
when your friend has
personal problems?
• Are you on time when
you are supposed to
meet friends?
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10. How to be a Team Player
• Do you accept your
friends as they
are?
• Are you excited for
your friends when
something good
happens to them?
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11. How to be a Team Player
If you answered, “Yes” to the questions
then you are on your way to being a great
teammate!

12. Playbook for
a
GREAT Team

13. “TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE”
-----Author Unknown

14. What Makes a Great Team?
•Knowledge
Every member within the
group has important
information or skills to
share!
Learning is a life-long
process. We grow as
we learn.
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15. What Makes a Great Team?
•Cooperation
All team members must
work together in
harmony. Everyone has
a job to do to keep the
team operating
smoothly.
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16. What Makes a Great Team?
•Flexibility
It is important for
all team members
to be able to
adjust their ideas
and to be able to
set their opinions
aside in order to
achieve the goal
the team is
pursuing.
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17. What Makes a Great Team?
•Common Goals
Just like our soldiers who
believe in the common goal
of freedom, team members
must share the same goals
for the team. This makes the
team stronger.
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18. What Makes a Great Team?
Also known as commitment; members
•Dedication of a great team apply their time,
attention, ability, and enthusiasm.
They know others are counting on
them and they don’t want to
disappoint them.
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19. What Makes a Great Team?
•Planning A great team plans their strategy which
includes long-term and short-term goals.
They divide the duties and
responsibilities among the team
members in order to operate
more efficiently. Of course team
members ask their colleagues for
help if they need it.
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
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20. What Makes a Great Team?
•Effort by All Team members encourage each other
to put forth their best. It is important
for everyone to have the opportunity to
contribute their ideas, skills, and
talents.
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21. What Makes a Great Team?
•Effective Leaders
True leaders find the strengths in their
team and build on those strengths. They
act as facilitators and aren’t afraid to pitch
in where needed.
Ron Washington, Texas Rangers
Vince Lombardi
Dave Tippett, Dallas Stars Hockey Club Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys
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22. Team Players Become Leaders
• Pro teams recognize
a player who
performs
exceptionally well
during the season
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23. Team Players Become Leaders
• Being a teammate is all about showing
consideration and respect toward others.
– Is Tony Romo the only Dallas Cowboy who
scores touchdowns?
– Is Mike Modano the only Dallas Stars player
who is allowed to score a goal?
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24. Team Players Become Leaders
• Well managed teams
have more success in
achieving their goals.
A good leader is
so important!
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25. Summary
• Playbook for a GREAT team:
– Knowledge
– Cooperation
– Flexibility
– Common Goals
– Dedication
– Planning
– Effort by All
– Effective Leader
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