With over 25 years of research and experience, we have observed countless groups struggle with activities in our Team Building Seminars. These groups all had the same common denominators, whether they were strangers or intact work teams, that became apparent during the first activity in which they were asked to work effectively together.

At least four issues were found to inhibit these start-up groups from functioning as a team:

1. Task fixation, process blindness
2. Power struggles
3. Fight versus flight
4. Stereotyping

Individual members justify any behavior as okay if it contributes to achieving the end-product