I'm sure everyones experiences this situation at least once in their lifetime.
For a course based around negotiation and management skills, we were grouped into teams of three. So one of them has actually become quite a good friend of mine though he is kinda timid and rarely speaks his mind. The other one is a girl who is also pretty shy and simply agrees with everything you say/propose without having any input of her own.
On monday, we have a final (fictional) business meeting in which we negotiate a deal with another party (other classmates). I have done all the background research, made notes of every point that has to be addressed, got all the numbers written out for financial details etc. Needless to say, I'm more than prepared for this. But the other two haven't even started on it and seem to be ignoring everything I tell them in the group chat we made.
I have never gone to a teacher to point out sloppy performances by team members, since I kind of have this neutral personality where I like to keep everyone 'befriended' and have a hard time disappointing anyone. I'm on the verge of doing it, because I keep asking them for their progress and they never respond.
However, if we were graded as a group for this, I would have gone to the teacher with this a looong time ago. In this case I am doubtful because we are graded individually, and I feel like maybe it's a better alternative for them to show up Monday with no idea what to say, so I can do all the work and show the teacher that they have been a lowsy team all along. The third and last option would be to tell him this but wait for him to take action until after the meeting.
a) Contact the teacher to let him know that my team has not been putting in any effort whatsoever and request to do the final meeting on my own.
b) Keep my mouth shut and let them face the facts. If they have been as lowsy as they seem on the surface, they will get a failing grade and they might realize their faulty behaviour themselves.
c) Contact the teacher to let him know that my team has not been putting in any effort, but keep the final meeting as it is, so he can judge for himself.