W1_FELIX_Tuckman Assessment

1.   Problem Recognition, Definition and Evaluation

My first assignment is to start the blog with very interesting topic i.e LEADERSHIP STYLE, Working On Teams in my Mahakam 13 team.

The objective of this topic is to Identify which stage of the Mahakam 13 team development is, what is the behavior, how we can visualized and what kind of leadership style that can be implemented on the team?

To found out the problem I used Tuckman’s model The Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing which is first proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965.

The method I used to determine the stage is by answering 32 questions in a survey “What Stage our Team in?” (copyright by Donald Clark)

The assessment took about 20 minutes for me to measure a total of 32 questionnaires by using the scoring system. Followings are the summary of my total scores for each stage of the Tuckman’s model:

No.	Stage	Score
1	Forming	25
2	Storming	29
3	Norming	37
4	Performing	32

   

2.   Development of  the Feasible Alternatives to determine the Leadership Style

Based from (U.S. Army Handbook, 1973): there are three major styles of leadership which is:

a.       Authoritarian or autocratic (I want both of you to. ..)

b.      Participative or democratic (Let's work together to solve this. .. )

c.    Delegative or Free Reign (You two take care of the problem while I go. . .)

3. Develop the outcomes for each alternative Leadership

a.   Authoritarian style is used when leaders tell their team what they want done and how they want it    accomplished, this style is appropriate for the boss to his subordinate, from father to his son etc.

b.   Participative style, this style involves the leader including group member in the decision making process (determining what to do and how to do it).

c.   Delegative or Free Reign, in this style, the leader allows the team member to make the decisions. However, the leader is still responsible for the decisions that are made. This is used when team member are able to analyze the situation and determine what needs to be done and how to do it. 

4. Selection of the acceptable criteria.

As shown in the above result, Norming Stage has score 37 which was the highest score. It indicated that Mahakam 13 team has become cohesive or unified. Each member will ask "What do the other members want me to do?" or “Can we agree and work as a team? " In general, at this stage, we have decided the purpose and action plan for the group. Each member has accepted the responsibility and have the ambition to work for the success of the group.

The team showed trust in terms of mutual respect by assuming that all members are competent and smart. The team also believe that it is not possible for every member to know everything, so they shared the information they have.

5.  Analysis and comparison of the alternatives

    By understanding the behavior of the team,  we know that Authoritarian Leadership style is not going to work on Mahakam 13 group. The team is need the leader who can compromising and collaborating, desire to support and serve the team as well as lead from the front. From that point there are two  alternative Leadership style which appropriate for the team i.e.:

a.     Participative or democratic leadership style or 

b.   Delegative/Free Reign Leadership

 

6.  Select the preferred alternative

  

   Observing at  the characteristic of the norming stage as described above, project or program manager should be adopting leadership models from which is “Participative or democratic Style“ This style involves the leader including team member in the decision making process (determining what to do and how to do it). The Project/Program manager will be act as planning, controlling, supporting and Informing.

 7.   Performance Monitoring & Post Evaluation of Result

     

   Democratic Leader ship style will be implemented on the Mahakam 13 team for AACE project and the   performance of this outcome will be monitoring by weekly report.  

Reference: 

i.  Survey: What Stage is Your Team in? Retrieved from: 

http://www.cscaweb.org/EMS/sector_team/support_files/tools_for_the_team/tool_stage.pdf 

ii. Leadership Styles, retrieved from: 

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadstl.html  

iii. Forming storming norming performing, retrieved from 

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_86.htm 

iv. What makes a good team leader?, retrieved from:

http://www.teal.org.uk/et/page5.htm

    

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