Kara’s MBA class has to work in groups for a semester-long p…

Kara’s MBA class has to work in groups for a semester-long project. Her group met for the first time this week, working out questions of what project focus the group should take, which group members have what skills, and how much time will be required. Kara’s group is in the ________ stage of team development.

Gary, the project leader of a team of software engineers, wa…

Gary, the project leader of a team of software engineers, wanted to improve team performance. He gave each team member a checklist to complete about the project they just finished. Each team member answered these questions: “What do you think were the failures of the project? If there were failures, how can we avoid them? What are the areas that were good and what are the areas that can improve?” What kind of team intervention did Gary conduct?