Group and Team DevelopmentPart 1- Group DevelopmentAll parties involved; The Woodson Foundation, the school district and NCPIE all have the same goal, which is to have a successful school system in the Washington area. To begin with, I would first define a group to better understand what these three parties want to build and to know where they are in the development phase. The text defines a group as “two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives”. (Robbins 272), and to be more specific this group would be a formal group as they are brought together for a task/project. There are five stages of group development which are; train, storm, standardize, execute and update. With this group and from my understanding of their background from reading the case, I would conclude that they are under assault. The reason I came to this conclusion is because from the definition of formation in the textbook, which is when "great uncertainty about the purpose, structure and leadership of the group" (Robbins 275) and from the case study, it is seen that all parts understand that they are part of the group and know what their purpose is, so they have completed that phase. Norming is the third phase and is described as a phase where there is cohesion and a strong relationship between group members. From what I've read in the case, with the school district's concerns that the Woodson foundation will have all the power and the NCPIE's belief that the school district will eat all the money, there is still no cohesion in the group. This is why I say they are in the assault phase, because even if they understand...... middle of paper ...... towards these changes.Part 4- ReflectionThe group has already completed the formation phase and it is already in the storm stage, which means that at this point they are trying to understand the members and encounter conflicts. To combat these conflicts and be able to achieve overall success and overcome the stages, communication must be key. Individual interest must be eliminated for the overall interest of the group and at this stage individual issues or those towards other group members and their parties must be addressed. Since all parts of the group have the common goal of wanting better scores for students, I believe this group can be successful as long as they communicate successfully. Source: Organizational Behavior [VitalSouce shelf version]. Retrieved from http://devry.vitalsource.com/books/9781269551120/id/bm2lev2sec14