Norming

During this stage, members reconcile competing loyalties and responsibilities. They accept the team, team ground rules (norms), their roles in the team, and individuality of fellow members.

10-80-10

There are usually 10% of students on your campus that are the positive, the inspired, the students with beliefs that align with yours and never falter.

Then there are the 80% that ride the fence. They're not sure what they think. They watch things happen and jump on board after they know it's safe.

And there is the last 10%. These are the students that may not like your ideas no matter how much energy you put into your activity, event, or cause.

Where should the group focus their efforts?

Storming

Storming is probably the most difficult stage for the team. They begin to realize the task is different and often more difficult than they imagined, becoming easily irritated, blameful, or overzealous.

Impatient about the lack of progress, and perhaps new to group consensus, members may argue about just what actions the team should take. They may try to rely solely on their personal experience, resisting any need for collaborating with other team members.