Storming And Conflict-A Challenge?

Storming And Conflict-A Challenge In the previous post we looked at the storming stage where there is a breaking away from the false harmony and individual power displays causing rifts can be present. This stage also highlights the tension between individual identity and being a team member. Ultimately, everything mentioned to this point will have an effect on team morale and productivity.

Storming and conflict are a challenge. Yet, many observers of the team process agree that some form of conflict is beneficial as long as it is refocused onto task and purpose rather than focused on personality.

Too little conflict may lead members to suppress their differences without resolving them-only to find that the differences resurface at a later time, throwing the team full force back into the storming stage. Conversely, too much conflict may destroy social relationships, the result being that team members are unable to work together.

The storming stage, therefore, is necessary to the growth of the team even though it may be unpleasant and even painful to members who dislike conflict. Tolerance of each other and of differences must be emphasized if the team is to succeed.

An effective, well facilitated storming process fosters the discussion of key differences among members and results in more depth and breadth of understanding, better planning, and/or the building of needed compromise and consensus.

If you are leading the storming stage be aware that some teams never progress beyond the storming stage. There tends to be eternal storming and conflict. The trust, morale and productivity in these teams is low. What can you do as a team leader to possibly improve this situation?

The team leader needs to step up and provide the needed direction and support to the team members, helping them balance between the team as a harmonic unit and the individuality and individual needs of each member.

When the team cannot facilitate itself adequately, and in order to prevent the storming stage from becoming destructive to the team, the leader may still need to be directive, guiding decision making and norms of behavior.

Overall, storming is absolutely necessary to building a powerful team. When the storming highlights individual differences it also shows the assets of each individual and how they may be better applied to accomplishing tasks and team goals.

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