This activity is important because, as a manager, you must be able to effectively utilize and lead teams of employees.

A team is defined as a small group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. In today$$s day and age, employees in most any industry must understand the importance of teamwork and effectively contribute to their teams.

White Flint General Hospital has seen a surge in delays admitting patients due to a lack of space. A team of hospital employees has been assembled to address the issue and recommend changes to the Hospital Board. The team is meeting for the first time and things do not go so well. How did the team handle the meeting? What would you have done?

The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the stages of team development.

Click the $$ button to watch the video. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Blake and Sarah had never

officially met Ramon before,

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$1$x

Which stage of group development did the group not get to$?$

Multiple Choice

performing

storming

forming

adjourning

deciding