Growth Stages of a Team

Looks Like:
-People going seperate ways
-team disbands
-shaking hands
-a presentation

Feels Like:
-If team is successful... feeling of accomplishment

-If team is unsuccessful... feeling of anger and disappointement

Sounds Like:
-people saying goodbye
-happy or disappointed tone

Real life:
-a presentation to the board of directors

Real Life:
-CEO's of 2 companies coming to an agreement on a merge

Looks Like:
- shaking hands
-people being introduced
-familiarizing themselves with others
-explaining one's strength's and weaknesses

Sounds Like:
-Hello nice to meet you
-How are you doing today?
-my name is...

Feels like...
-awkward
-strange
-overwhelming
-weird

Real Life:
When us estem students came together to complete backpack project, deciding the roles of the project and whose backpack would be used

Looks Like:
-arguing
-chaos
-crying
-leaving (team)

Sounds Like:
-yelling
-shouting
-screaming
-debating

Feels like:
-anger
-sad
-loneliness
-confusion

Real life:
A company sets up a team to design a product. The team members debate over who they think should be the leader. One member believes they should nominate someone and another member wants to become leader. The two decide it is best to pick a capable leader.

Looks Like:
-team members acceptong each other
-working together
-team member stop competing/complaining

Sounds like:
- we can do it.
-We have good ideas.
-Now if we could just put these two together

Fells Like:
- be able to give ideas without judgement
-being able to find you place
-closeness, unity, and independence

Real Life:
Start of Brainstorming stage

Real life:

- the design process will begin

Looks like:
-team members helping one another, taking responsibility, working hard, and make sure it goes according to schedule when designs are tested

Sound Like:
-what needs finished
-this team is fun
-everyone is working hard and pulling together

Feels like:
-Accomplished
-committed
-stressed
-responsible

Real life:
-Making a car (everyone gets assigned their own parts and works together)

Real life:
Designing a new computer