Analysing Group Behaviour and Team Development in Modern Organisations

This report delves into the critical aspects of team development and group behavior within organizations. It examines the five stages of team development: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning, highlighting their significance in achieving team goals. The report emphasizes the importance of team building activities, which enhance productivity, motivation, and collaboration. It also explores the influence of group behavior on workplace dynamics, including the adherence to norms and rules, and distinguishes between formal and informal groups. The report references key literature, such as Woodcock's 'Team development manual' and De Board's 'The psychoanalysis of organizations,' to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.

Managing and Leading people in the
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Group Behaviour and Team Development within an organisation
There are five stages of team development;
 Forming; when the first time team members
meet each other.
 Storming; team starts working to each other.
 Norming; begin to work more efficiently.
 Performing; functions at very high level.
 Adjourning; the process comes to an end and
team members move off to different
Organisations recruit various types of employees
to perform task, these employees live in a group
and work to achieve common shared goals. It
has been observed that they influence work and
work behaviour. Group behaviour in a company
tends to follow norms and rules and employees
are expected to be discipline. Also, the relevance
of group behaviour has been realised from time
to time. There are many benefits of the group
behaviour to the organisation by making sure
that workers stick to the group rules and norms.
There are two types of group in an organisation;
formal and informal. The extreme form of
groups conforming to the common codes of
behaviour is the armed forces wherein all
members at different level are expected to
follow the orders of their superiors. Basically
when two or more persons communicate among
themselves for the achievement of common goal
is known as group behaviour.
Woodcock, M., 2017. Team development manual. Routledge.
De Board, R., 2014. The psychoanalysis of organizations: A
psychoanalytic approach to behaviour in groups and
organizations. Routledge.
Development of the team is an ongoing process.
Partnering with managers and teams helps in
identifying and reducing performance gaps in
order to attain expected business and company's
outcomes. Further, team bonding activities also
improves workplace projects that involve
teamwork. Team building practices improves
productivity, increases motivation, collaboration,
encourages creativity and so on.

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