After accepting a position in a new company, you've spent the first 30 days observing your team. Unfortunately, your findings are not encouraging. The team exhibits a lack of motivation, poor communication among team members, a lack of respect for you and your position, and unsatisfactory project work results. You think about leaving for a fleeting moment but that will violate the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. What is NOT true given the circumstance?

The stages of team development (forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning) are not reset just because a new team member joins. While the addition of a new member might introduce some dynamics, the team doesn't necessarily go back to the forming stage. The team will likely go through the various stages, and the new member will need to integrate into the existing dynamics. The stages of team development are a natural progression that teams go through as they work together, and the addition of a new member is just one factor influencing this process.