Tuckmans Theory

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Tuckman 's Theory

Tuckman theory is a model that describes the five stages of group development and was developed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965 . He had initially differentiated and described four stages but later in 1977 in conjunction with Jensen further refined and developed this theory something that led to the introduction of the fifth stage . The five proposed states are forming , storming , norming , performing and adjourning . The model has proved to be an effective guide to the leaders who want to

assess the progress of their groups and it is for this purpose that this will focus on these stages

According to Tuckman , these are very crucial stages that must be followed by any team that wants to progress . He came to this conclusion after closely observing the behaviors of different small groups . The first stage he observed is called the forming stage or ice breaking stage . It is here that members come together , introduce themselves and assess the performances of others . Members at this stage are motivated by desires to be recognized and accepted . They try to avoid doing things that might result to conflicts or controversies and aim to establish a workable team within the organization . At this stage however much conflicts are avoided , they still result but are settled as they arise After this is done the group progress to the next stage (Laplante , 43

Stage two according to Tuckman is called storming and it is here that members come...