W1.1_Agbato Busayo_Tuckman's Team Assessment Survey

Problem Recognition
Team members’ evaluation of their leadership activities involve the assessment of leadership style with a view of correcting and/or developing a new team if there are serious gaps that calls for it. This blog compare the team development and behavior as at week 2 and week 9.

Alternative Team Assessment ModelsAlternative Team assessment models includes:
1. Tuckman forming storming norming performing model
2. Hersey & Blanchard's situational leadership model
3. Tannenbaum & Schmidt Continuum

Selected Model
I’m using the Tuckman forming storming norming performing model for this posting because of its global recognition. Tuckman informs that teams normally go through five stages of growth: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning. He explained that as team develops in both ability and maturity, they established relationship and this begets the style of leadership, i.e. leadership style changes from directing style to coaching, then participating, finishing delegating and almost detached.

Results
Week 2 Result
The week 2 result of the performance test using the Tuckman forming storming norming performing model are, survey score of 25 for forming, 21 for storming, shows that the team is in the forming stage. This result can be substantiated by the following observations from team attitudes:

• Team members did not understand the full import of CFH emphasis on how tough the programme will be.
• Team members still want to do things their own way whereas a common agreement binds team members.
• Team members are still trying to put together all resources required for the tasks
• Team members are yet to understand each other.

Week 9 Result
The result as at week 9 of the performance test using also the Tuckman forming storming norming performing model are, survey score of 29 for norming, 29 for performing, and this shows that the team is in the Performing stage. “If you score high in both the norming and performing phases then you are in the performing stage”1. This result can be substantiated by the following observations from team attitudes:

• Team members now understand what they are involved in and how tough it will be.
• Team members now appreciate and submit to the team agreement.
• Team members are now familiar with the resources for the tasks.
• Team members now have better understanding of each other.
• Team leaders have started to use their authority and are ready to advise the withdrawal of any erring team member.
• Better use of deadlines by the team leaders.
• Latest remark of Team mentor/CFH on week 9 report

Conclusion & Recommendation

In comparing the week 2 status and week 9 status of the team, it can be deduced that the team has transformed from forming stage to performing stage, which is quite remarkable. Team is now able to stand on its own with little supervision, the team is focused on achieving goals, and team is working in accordance with team agreement. Since the team is now in performing stage, there is low dependence on leadership for guidance and direction. Leaders can now delegate tasks. For this performing stage, the leadership style based on Tuckman model should be delegating an overseeing.

References

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/teamsuv.html

http://www.businessballs.com/tuckmanformingstormingnormingperforming.htm