Group Dynamics and Team Building

The term “group dynamics” is used to describe the processes that occur when people interact in a group. Being able to observe and understanding these processes will help make the team work more effective.

Group dynamics theory teaches that each group experiences various different stages of development. There is no guarantee that a group will reach the next development stage and the length of time a group remains in a particular stage varies from group to group and stage to stage.

Klaus Antons, the German researcher of group dynamics, outlines three groups of actions that exist in a group.