Hallmarks of this stage
• When a new team forms, it concerns itself with
becoming oriented. It does this through testing.
It tests to discover the boundaries of
interpersonal and task behavior. At the same
time, the members are establishing dependency
relationships with leaders, fellow team
members, or any standards that existed when
the group formed. The behaviors of orientation,
testing, and dependence become the process
called Forming.
• Work during the forming stage is categorized
below:
Tasks
Processes that occur
Introductions
Uncertainty
Coming together
Apprehension
First Agenda
Excitement
• Members behave independently when the team
forms. While there may be good will towards
fellow members, unconditional trust is not yet
possible.