SCENARIO 6-4
Your work group is newly formed and you are interested in understanding the various stages it might go through in its development so that you can be prepared and understand the group dynamics.Your group has not known one another prior to this work assignment and they expect that the project will last for several years.
In the first stage of the group's development you should be prepared for lots of conflict and disagreements between team members.

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The first stage of group development is the "forming" stage, characterized by orientation and getting to know each other, not conflict. Conflict typically arises in the "storming" stage, which follows forming.

SCENARIO 6-4 Your Work Group Is Newly Formed and You Are Interested