A group of people working in the same room or on a common project does not necessarily evoke the group process. If the group is managed in a totally autocratic manner, there is little opportunity for interaction. On the other hand, a group can also be so loosely knit that it never hangs together at all. Forming , Storming , Norming and Performing . Forming is the stage in which the group first comes together.
Individuals guard their own opinions and conflict is scarce.
The group tends to defer to those who emerge as leaders. In Storming , all hell breaks loose. Personalities clash and misunderstanding abounds. There is very little communication, since no one is listening and some are still unwilling to talk openly. Subgroups begin to recognize the merits of working together and infighting subsides.