Useful suggestions often stay hidden inside employees heads when they do not feel they are an important part of the farm's team. Emphasize team building. In the forming stage, farm team members break the ice with each other, become oriented to farm goals and begin to exchange ideas. The forming stage is particularly important when integrating new employees with established employees, and family members with nonfamily members. Storming is the stage of conflict, open disagreement and the surfacing of conflicting ideas.
Managers face the challenge of getting disagreements out in the open for discussion and resolution.
Hidden disagreements constrain trust and growth of the team. Norming follows from resolving conflicts. Team harmony and unity arise. By this stage, the leader is clearly identified and team members' roles are clear. By the performing stage, the team is functioning well.