For DEJ #4 I will analyze the article A Project Team Analysis Using Tuckman’s Model of Small-Group Development.

Text-to-Self: This article brings to mind a time when I was part of a team that struggled with accountability and unclear expectations. We started our project with no clear goals or guidelines, which led to a lot of miscommunication and frustration. Just like the Storming stage described in the article, we had a period of conflict, and it wasn’t until we established clearer roles and responsibilities similar to the team charter that we began to function properly.

Text-to-Text: The team charter that is mentioned in this article reminds me of the project I worked on during my internship at Bosch last summer. We had to develop a team charter for a coding project that would assess the priority level of certain tasks based on their importance to make sure production in the factory would remain active. In the forming stage, we had a great ethical perspective of our objective as well as clear and concise roles for all team members involved.

Text-to-World: In the workplace, employees often feel dissatisfied when tasks and responsibilities are distributed unevenly, leading to burnout and turnover. This article’s focus on the ethical implications of workload management connects to larger discussions in the world of education and healthcare about how to retain staff by ensuring fairness and transparency in management decisions. Today, with more focus on employee well-being and fairness, these ethical perspectives are critical for any organization aiming to maintain a motivated and productive workforce.