You are observing a work group and you notice that the team is able to come to a mutually agreed upon plan when some people in the group give up their own ideas and agree with other members in order to ensure the success of the group in terms of its goals. What should you conclude regarding this?

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You should conclude that this plan resulted from desirable behaviors during the norming phase of group development. Although conflict and disagreement are beneficial to groups, high degrees of inappropriate conflict have to be controlled and eliminated during group storming. Giving up one's personal ideas for the common goals of the group is appropriate as long as it is not the result from coercion.

You Are Observing a Work Group and You Notice That