Use forming, storming, norming, and performing to choose a stage-appropriate team intervention.
Do not coach a storming team as if it is already performing. The four-stage lens Forming is orientation: people need purpose, context, and initial roles. Storming is friction: people test priorities, standards, authority, and each other. Norming is agreement: the team turns lessons into working rules. Performing is disciplined autonomy: the team can adjust without constant leader arbitration. Why it helps The same symptom means different things at different stages. Silence in forming may mean uncertainty. Silence in performing may mean confidence. Conflict in storming may be necessary truth. Conflict in performing may signal a new constraint. Stage diagnosis prevents…
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