This is done at a pace and intensity that is controlled by the team yet nudged and encouraged by the consultant. While we often use structured activities, our approach relies primarily on creating a meaningful dialogue among team members that establishes more effective interaction between them. We use this approach because all teams are both unique and alike. On the one hand, each team has a distinct history, circumstances, and dynamics. On the other hand, every team goes through stages of growth that are predictable and similar.
Teams have similar stages.
More information about team development stages is available below. Our role as consultant to the team is to help it move through its developmental stages successfully. This results in a higher level of functioning. These stages and criteria take shape in unique ways, of course, for each team. Thus, our emphasis is on both the uniqueness and sameness of each team.