134: The Storming, Forming, Norming, and Performing Cycle and What This Means For Your Team

Managing your team’s performance is one of your most important tasks (and can often become a big challenge too). Understanding the psychological stages of group development and leading them through these stages effectively can be the KEY to achieving great team performance. 

Not sure how to do that? I got you, my love!

Let’s talk about performance and how to use the storming, forming, norming & performing cycle to help your team achieve positive & impactful results!

In today’s episode, I’m diving into this 4-phase framework to help you understand group formation and the stages your team is going through so you can effectively lead them through ANY challenge that comes up. 

Ready to help your team work together and move through these stages with ease?

Let’s go to the show!

I dive into:

  • The 4-phase framework of Storming, Forming, Norming & Performing and how to use it to lead your team to better productivity and performance
  • Some of the negative aspects of team behavior you’ll see in phase 2 (and how to lead effectively during this phase)
  • How to move from the “storming” to “norming” phase faster
  • What to do if your team is regressing or stuck in one phase
  • My mindset tip to help you deal with team problems (and what to consider first!)
  • And more

**Useful links**

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