A light blue car stalls in the right lane of a major highway. A backup ensues. It’s 6:45 a.m. on Monday. Within 10 minutes, the stalled car is pushed to the side, sticking out ever so slightly onto the highway. Within those same 10 minutes, the backup has grown to more than a mile of highway, …
Introducing President Carter
When I think back on my time as director of student activities at the University of Redlands, there is one memory that always will rise above the rest. It’s a memory that still brings chills up and down my spine. Perhaps because it involved a number of firsts. It was the first time I spoke at the …
Tuckman Tweaked: A Revised Model of Group Development
If you’ve ever taken a class or read a book on team development, you’re probably familiar with Tuckman’s stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, and performing (Smith 2005). According to this model, successful teams move through stages of group development on their way to becoming …