Laura smiles as her employees file into the meeting room of the small vet clinic for their weekly team meeting. Laura has owned the clinic for the last 20 years, but next week will be her last week as owner before she retires and her son Matthew and his wife Ayla take over the clinic. When everyone finally settles in, Laura begins the meeting by giving her team a pep talk, during which she says, "Naturally, there will be a period where everyone might be a little uncomfortable with all of the changes and new roles." Select the stage of team development that aligns with this statement from Laura's pep talk.

• a.)

  Norming

• b.)

  Adjourning

• c.)

  Storming

• d.)

  Forming

• e.)

  Performing

As Laura checks items off her meeting agenda and various individuals provide input and insight, she beams at her team. She is so proud of the work they do at her clinic every day. They have always been a very high performing team, and for that, she has always been thankful. Select the statement that is true about high performing teams.

• a.)

  High performing teams are able to come up with more rapid solutions and have increased productivity.

• b.)

  High performing teams never face obstacles.

• c.)

  High performing teams should only have about 4-6 members.

• d.)

  High performing teams are most effective when all members share the same skills and experience.

"Okay," says Laura as she glances down at her meeting agenda. "Our final topic of discussion for this meeting is team goals for this year...." Select the statement that is true about team goals.

• a.)

  Team goals should take individual role responsibilities into account.

• b.)

  Team charters are the most effective and efficient way to document team goals.

• c.)

  Team goals rarely influence personal goals.

• d.)

  Goals function independently of one another.