The article by Natvig and Stark, based on the analysis of a project team for a nursing program, indeed focuses on initial cohesiveness and the role-establishing process concentrated on the forming stage of Tuckman’s model. Indeed, the article acknowledged that during the forming stage, there was turbulence in the group since clear guidelines were lacking and emotional fear was created by the consolidation of the two universities. That reminds me of almost every group project I have been apart of here at State. Similar to the project team, the first weeks were rough because upfront, our group did not set any expectations and we did very little communication. Several members are usually more committed to the task than others, which leads to some uneven distribution of workload. Thankfully, my group in this class is amazing, and we do work so well together.

On a broader scale, the challenges faced by the project team during the forming stage resonate with common issues in many organizational settings. For example, it is common within the corporate world to jump into teams to resolve an urgent issue. This creates problems such as low morale or productivity within the workplace, without previously defining and determining the direction of the team or ensuring all members are equally interested. The result is that it causes confusion and frustration, with minimal improvement being accomplished, as also occurred within the project team during the nursing program.

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