# Tuckman's Model

*Tom Geraghty · Organisational Design, Models & Critique*

Critically examines team longevity, Tuckman's Forming/Storming/Norming/Performing model, and the difference between short-lived and long-lived teams. Shows how trust, process improvement, and PS all develop with team longevity — and what that means for how we design team structures.

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- [Emergence & Dynamics of PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-emergence-and-dynamics-of-psychological-safety-over-time.md)
- [Paradise Lost (and Restored?): A Study of Psychological Safety over Time](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/bransby-kerrissey-edmondson-2024.md) (paper)
- [The Discipline of Teams](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/katzenbach-smith-1993.md) (paper)
- [Team Charters](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-80-team-charters.md)
- [The Coevolution of Network Ties and Perceptions of Team Psychological Safety](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/schulte-cohen-klein-2010.md) (paper)