Day 81 / 100 · Teams & coaching · Team formation

Teams take time.

Bruce Tuckman's 1965 model describes the stages new teams go through. Every reshuffle sends a team back to the start.

Forming

Polite, unclear, dependent on the leader.

Storming

Friction about roles, approaches and priorities.

Norming

Agreements form. Trust starts to build.

Performing

Work flows. The team solves its own problems.

Stable teams. Give them time to form.