During which stage are goals clarified and the team's functioning addressed?

During which stage are goals clarified and the team's functioning addressed?

• A. Forming
• B. Storming
• C. Norming
• D. Performing

Answer: (B)

In the storming stage, the team begins to push against boundaries and confront differences in opinion about goals, leadership, and how work will be done. This is the period where the real negotiation happens: members challenge each other, and the team works through who is responsible for what, what the goals actually are, and what rules or processes will guide collaboration. Those conflicts and discussions are what bring clarity to the aims and to the way the team will function, laying the groundwork for clearer norms and smoother cooperation later on. Once these issues are worked through, the team typically moves into norming, where norms and cohesion solidify, and then into performing, where execution becomes efficient.

In the storming stage, the team begins to push against boundaries and confront differences in opinion about goals, leadership, and how work will be done. This is the period where the real negotiation happens: members challenge each other, and the team works through who is responsible for what, what the goals actually are, and what rules or processes will guide collaboration. Those conflicts and discussions are what bring clarity to the aims and to the way the team will function, laying the groundwork for clearer norms and smoother cooperation later on. Once these issues are worked through, the team typically moves into norming, where norms and cohesion solidify, and then into performing, where execution becomes efficient.