Studies have revealed the challenges facing management and the role the manager has with respect to facilitating team development. This exercise builds upon the knowledge a management student gains via textbook and/or classroom lecture concerning the stages of team development and offers real-world examples of the challenges facing managers when assigned the role of a team leader. The activities found in this exercise reinforce what students learn about the stages of team development by reviewing how a manager contributes to the development of a team and offers students the opportunity to assume the role of a manager in response to real-world situations they may face as future managers.