People in a merged organization will likely need to go through the 4 stages of team development that are covered "Teamwork."Leaders of newly formed teams can expect to guide their teams through the stages of forming, storming, norming, and performing.

Respond to the following:

• As project manager for the merger of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar, what are some issues you anticipate could come up as you lead the merging of the 2 groups of employees?
• As project manager for the merger, how would you move your employees effectively through to the final "performing" stage?