The Forming Stage

“Forming” stage teams tend to be:

• Unclear and uncertain about what to do and how to behave

• Polite and quiet with cautious participation

• Unfamiliar, tentative, hesitant, anxious or suspicious

• Interested only superficially, with little in-depth listening

• Worried about making a contribution and concerned about getting hurt

• Ambivalent but dependent on the team leader or dominant personality

• Uncommitted with little attachment and little work accomplished