Stages of Team Development (continued)
Performing (the task-performance stage)
High productivity is most likely when teams have been together for some time. Whether the focus of the team is task oriented or therapeutic, effective performance occurs late in the developmental life of the team. Although, as a rule, non-cohesive teams are less productive than cohesive teams, not all cohesive teams are productive. Some cohesive teams may have strong norms which encourage low productivity.