I am sure many of you are familiar with Psychologist Bruce Tuckman - he originated the "Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing" model, which is designed to help make a new team become effective – faster.
The four stages are:
Forming when people get to know each other and their roles.
Storming when conflict and friction can arise as people's true characters start to emerge and they start to push against boundaries.
Norming where people start to resolve their differences, appreciate one another's strengths, and respect your authority as a leader.
Performing when your team is in flow and performing to its full potential.
Tuckman later added a fifth stage, "adjourning" (also known as "mourning") to mark the end of a team's journey.
The Tigers have gone through this with Hardwick from 2010 to 2023. That is quite a journey. Now we have gone full circle and now in the overlapping phases of 'Mourning" since 2022 - we are deep in and and still happening with some; Forming - the year that was, and still happening; and Storming - most certainly started. We need to give Yze space - it will take time - in the same way Hardwick was given. It is premature to be critical of Yze at this stage - he certainly has the credentials. For Yze to succeed he needs to work out who of the current playing list is on board, and has the desire and the ability. Desire is key here. For him to succeed, in the main, he will be better to clean out the house, as many past players have lost their desire from the past heavy successes, and that Hardwick - their mentor for so long, is gone. Who knows where will end up from all this is anyones guess. We have a real opportunity though with this upcoming draft based on the quality and depth of young players that are being reported to be in the draft and the strong draft hand we are likely to get.
I am excited on the opportunity we have here, and to start so fresh again, so soon after 3 premierships.
