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Module Four Critical Thinking S Groups, Communication and Politics Within most organizations there is a need to interact with the people you work with directly and indirectly. Employees may be part of a casual or formal group setting or placed on a team designed to enhance performance. No matter what the role placed on an individual or group there are characteristics and stages of development that take place within those teams. It is important that leaders recognize the need for diplomacy and realize there will be demands placed in the areas of communication and politics. Group Development One of the more popular modes of group development is the Five-Stage Model. Created by Bruce W. Tuckman in 1965 and revised by Tuckman and Mary Ann Conover Jensen in 1977, the model introduces the five stages of development in small groups (Bonebright, 2009 p. 111). The stages are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. Since the models inception it has been scrutinized. One critique of the model presented by Hurt and Trombley (2007) is that the model suggests a group cannot move onto the next stage until they are finished with the preceding stage. If this is the case any group unable to finish a stage would not complete their task. Another point of contention is the focus by Gersick (1988) that asked the question “how long does it take a group to move from each stage”? Although no two groups are the same there is no explanation in the model of plotting a group’s development progression over time (as cited by Hurt & Trombley 2007). Being unable to accomplish a task or not being able to set an expectation for completion are two very important factors in today’s business. In defense of the five-st... ... middle of paper ... ... small group development, Human Resource Development International. Vol. 13 No. 1 Feb. 2010, p. 111-120. Gersick, C. J. G. (1988). Time and transition in work teams: Toward a new model of group development. Academy of Management Journal, 31(1), 9-41. Hurt, C. A. & Trombley, M. S. (2007) The Punctuated-Tuckman: Towards a New Group Development Model, Retrieved from http://www.eric.ed.gov/pdfs/ed504567.pdf Occupational Hazards; Whistleblower Reinstated Following Firing for OSHA Complaint. Sep. 2006, Vol. 68 Issue 9, p12-12, 1/4p "Ringelmann effect." A Dictionary of Business and Management. 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2011 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O18-Ringelmanneffect.html Rogers, M. (June 2008). Resolving conflict through peer mediation, a series of solutions and strategies. National Dropout Prevention Center, #9,

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