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OF GROUP DYNAMICS
Posted on December 1, 2012 by Christina Merkley
Forming:
Storming:
After the forming stage its natural to morph into the storming phase.
And while uncomfortable (especially with all this amped up energy we
are being bathed in during this latter part of 2012) this stage is also
perfectly normal and to be expected from a process point of view.
Norming:
Once (if) partners and groups make it through the storming stage
then stability starts to happen in the more peaceful Norming stage.
Things start to make sense, ahhas, breakthroughs and paradigm
shifts occur. The feelings that are up for each individual come into
visibility and the sharper edges get polished down through
communication and aligned actions. With less activation and more
general optimism and team spirit the tone of interactions take on a
pleasant and enjoyable feel of one for all and all for one. Norms and
successful systems and ways of operating are established and
members work successfully together.
High Performance:
With continued focus on our higher intentions and continuing to work
out the bugs as they emerge, we reach the holy grail High
Performance or in THEO lingo Emotional Mastery. When we
stick with the coach, group, team, organization or community long
enough to work it out naturally on our own (or through the aid of a
skilled process worker) the norming stage gets institutionalized and
then the Flow or Synchronicity that author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
speaks of kicks in.
Where the first graphic is handy for explaining the overall model and
its stages. The graphic below shows how the stages actually happen
in a much more organic and haphazard way.