Characteristics of the Transition Stage

Here are 3 tips to move your team from ‘storming’ to ‘performing.

1. Talk to your team about the team development model. A great tip to manage the “storming” phase is to accept that it is part of the team development process.
2. Clarify team goals and individual roles and responsibilities.
3. Speak to your team members one-on-one.

Some teams skip over the storming stage or try to avoid conflict at whatever cost. Avoidance usually makes the problem grow until it blows up. So, recognise conflicts and resolve them early on.

• Fear.
• Anxiety.
• Defensiveness.
• Resistance.
• Struggle with Control.
• Conflict.
• Confrontation.

This stage is characterized by ‘anxiety, defensiveness, resistance, control issues, inter-member conflicts and conflicts with the leader etc.

I usually suggest that before a person decides if a given group is a good fit, to attend at least three times before deciding whether to stay or to go. If you think you’ve given this one a good trial and in your heart you don’t feel as if it’s helping you, then it’s certainly okay to leave.

Terms in this set (28)

• establishing trust.
• defensiveness & reluctant behavior.
• resistance.
• common fears & anxieties.
• struggles with control.
• conflict.
• confrontation.
• challenges to the group leader.

>> (Pre-group Issues: Formation of Group) 1. Initial Stage: Orientation & Exploration. 2. Transition Stage: Dealing with Resistance.