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.
The team is in the performing stage and the leader phones to say that he can't be at the regularly scheduled meeting because of an emergency; he asks you to lead the team.You don't want to, because you believe this change will upset the team and it will definitely regress to the storming stage.

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The team is in the performing stage, which means that they have positive group dynamics and are working well together. Therefore, it is unlikely that a temporary leadership change will cause the team to regress to the storming stage. The team is likely capable of managing the change and continuing to work effectively.

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