“It’s so hard to say good-bye to yesterday”…. BOYS II MEN
As I was studying the Five Stages of building a team, I ran across this wonderful video that broke down these stages through one of my favorite movies: Remember the Titans”.
“Adjourning is the stage of group development in which members reflect on their accomplishments and failures as well as determine whether the group will disassemble or take on another project” (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2012). I believe that highest performing groups are both the easiest and hardest to leave. When a group is high performing, there is a sense of accomplishment and success achieve within these groups making it easy to adjourn. The trust and commitment of each individual establishes a bond that supports meaning in their relationships making it hard to say good bye. When I have adjourned from a group, some of the rituals that took place were: closing ceremonies, presentations, and just a simple ending session. I imagine adjourning from my group of colleagues in my master’s program through our graduation ceremony. I imagine meeting and hugging each and every one of them, thanking them for making my online learning experience a wonderful one, as it has been. Adjourning is an essential stage of teamwork because it is signifies growth and learning experiences as a team and also serves a segue to more team projects.
Hi Dionna,
ReplyDeleteI am imaging of meeting you at our graduation ceremony. I would hug you and shaking hands with you, as well. I am presenting you a flash card with my name and contact information and notes of thanks to exchange with you. I do not know if I can make to the ceremony, it is still too early to say it, but I will be Looking forward to meeting you.
Dionna, I also can not wait to adjoin from this program (Master's). It has been a long road and we are nearing the light!!! For some adjoining can be emotional and for others it is full of excitement. I think for me it is a mixture of both, but more of excitement knowing that all my hard work, endless nights/mornings, and sore fingers from typing have finally paid off. I also look forward to meeting all those whom I had the pleasure of learning with and from during our tenure. What kind of feeling do you think you will have at the completion of this program?
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