The longer a group has been together and the greater the trust among its members, the faster it will return to the highest stage of development it had achieved before the interference. Groups that return to Norm and Perform levels despite changes and new challenges are invaluable human assets. Because of the time and effort needed to build good partnerships, keeping high-functioning groups together makes sense.
Now that you understand the theory behind the Stages of Relationship Development, I want to show you how to use them as a tool for developing partnerships. Although many people cognitively understand the stages, they promptly forget about them in a group setting. Yet this is when they are needed the most.
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