Tuckman’s model on team development- Adizes Institute PAEI model

“I can’t take it!” said Lacey. “This team has created nothing but problems ever since it began.”

“That’s not true,” said Tim. “When the project team to select a new software system and create a training plan was first formed, people were very respectful to one another. But ever since they’ve had to make decisions to move forward, there’s been nothing but conflict.

“That’s not really true,” said Lacey. “I mean there are some team members who seem to have forgotten that the primary focus of the team is to find the best vendor possible and to choose the best possible product. But others seem afraid to raise any objections at all. Take Lisa, from IT. She has greater knowledge than just about anyone on the team. But she avoids conflict at all cost.

On the other hand, there is Steve from HR. He knows almost nothing about IT, yet he always has an opinion about everything. He comes in late and leaves early. He makes a few comments and complains about the current system and about the work ethic of other members clearly wanting to show off in front of your supervisor when he is in the room. But he offers no meaningful data to help our team reach its goal. I don’t think he’s done any research at all,’’ said Tim. “He has good ideas, but no follow through.”

Lacey sighed, thinking of how far the project was failing behind schedule and how much work she still had to tackle. “I think it’s time to call a team briefing to refocus our energies. We need to discuss the more general organizational objectives, engage in more effective messaging, and also enable team members to ask any questions they might have. We need to move our team into the next stage of performing, or at least set norms for behavior…

Address the following questions in your response:

1. Who pioneered the forming, storming, norming, and performing model?
2. What are the five dysfunctions of a team identified by Lencioni?
3. What does Tuckman’s model explain about team development?
4. What is your ideal role in a team meeting?
5. Dr. Ichak Adizes, founder of the Adizes Institute, created the PAEI model during the 1970s. What are the four roles defined by Adizes?
6. How can PAEI Roles be used when trying to build a well-rounded managerial team?
7. What is the primary goal of a team?
8.  Who is the glue that binds teams and the organization, ensuring that all of the cogs remain headed toward the same goal?
9. Are teams’ functional aspect of a working organization?
10. What are the steps in a team development?