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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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