High-Performing Teams No matter what type of team you’re forming, you probably shouldn’t expect its members to instantly bond and quickly reach the level of a high-performing team.

Storming: You’d think this one refers to brainstorming, but it actually predicts a storm of conflicts instead. Tuckman suggested that during the storming stage, interpersonal conflicts can arise.

The theory suggests that a group goes through Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning Stages. The discussion about Princess Kate echoed these normal group dynamics.