Convenience

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Part 4:
Leading
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a new system and structure for managing things. The remaining employees accepted his
new approach and settled into doing their jobs.
Performing
, the final stage of group or team development, is also slow to develop. At
this stage, the team really begins to focus on the problem at hand. The members enact
the roles they have accepted, interaction occurs, and the efforts of the group are directed
toward goal attainment. The basic structure of the group or team is no longer an issue
Slow
evolution
to next
stage
Slow
evolution
to next
stage
Burst of
activity
to next
stage
Forming
Members get acquainted and
test interpersonal behaviors.
Storming
Members develop group 
structure and patterns of
interaction.
Performing
Members enact roles and
direct effort toward goal
attainment and performance.
Norming
Members share acceptance
of roles and sense of unity.
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F I G U R E 1 3 . 2
Stages of Group Development
As groups mature, they tend to evolve through four distinct stages of development.
Managers must understand that group members need time to become acquainted,
accept one another, develop a group structure, and become comfortable with their
roles in the group before they can begin to work directly to accomplish goals.