Leadership and Stages of Team Development

Recently I was introduced to Tuckman's Model and, because its not everyday that I learn something new, this was exciting. It really registered with me because I was at the time Forming a new group; meeting new people who I'll have to work with in order to complete a task. Yay! (And incidentally I don't mean that sarcastically or ironically.) I like the concept of not having to complete a task on my own, I like the concept of getting multiple ideas that I didn't have to come up with on my own and I like the concept of completed tasks.

So my autocratic inclinations aside, in this modern western world a successful group tends to be ruled by such lofty principles as "the democratic process". This brings me to brain-Storming ideas; just throwing all the ideas that each person comes up with in a pool and swirling around the equally weighted opinions/options/ideas. Then we ponder over pool and the popular vote wins (is it too soon to make that reference? because man did this not work out for my team! Hello electoral college!)

Fortunately I think flexibility is a most important skill in groups. I'm now trying a thing called Norming through passivity. Essentially I'm observing personalities and aggressively avoiding conflicts through silence and obedience. I'm going to be that person everyone (read: no one) wants in a group, that silent one who just does what they're told.

High hopes that this will lead to our group Performing exceptionally well at the task then Adjourning with a new understanding of what it means to develop and work as a group.
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In any case today while living my best millennial life, I came across the following video (without even searching for it, its like the universe wanted to reinforce these concepts for me) that only slightly better explained Tuckman's Stages of Team Development. 

And It worked out fine for this guy so I'm very optimistic about my chances.

Quick side note: It is most important to establish group roles and rules early on so that cohesiveness and task completion are prioritized.