In “40 Years of Storming: A Historical Review of Tuckman’s Model of Small Group Development,” Denise A. Bonebright shows how important and vital the use of Tuckman’s Influential Model really is in the workforce and in everyday life. The most important stage of this model is the “storming stage”, according to Denise A. Bonebright. This stage is the stage that helps groups clarify goals and rules and is necessary in order for a successful team of any sort. This essay reminds me of any baseball team that I have been on since I’ve been here at NC State. Normally, at the beginning of the year, we start in the ‘forming stage’. At first, none of us are really sure where we are going to play and how we are going to fit in to be a part of the team which hints at the ‘forming stage”. The ‘storming stage” usually occurs within the first few weeks of the season where some people are mad that they aren’t playing in a certain position or where they want to be. This can cause disagreements of course, but at the end of the day it sharpens out the cream of the crop so that everything will fall into place when needed. After all of that talk is dimmed down a bit and everyone knows their role, the “norming stage” occurs and everything falls into place. This is what is predicted from Tuckman’s Influential Model at the end of the day but this is just an example of how this model is used and put into real life situations.