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.
A new spirit of cooperation is evident. The most significant improvement is that people start to listen to each other. Work methods evolve. In the Performing stage, the group settles on a system which allows the free and frank exchange of views and a high degree of support by the group for each other. They own their decisions.