Saturday, 9 August 2014
ADJOURNING
This week we are asked to speak about the adjourning process with regards to team work. The adjourning is the fifth stage in the five stages of team building and signifies the end of the project (Abudi, 2010). To me the adjourning stage can either be very hard or easy for the team the team. It all depends on what the relationship was like among the team members. When I was a teenager I use to attend church camps. We were placed in dorms and competing houses for the duration. During the camp week we build relationships among persons in the houses and the dorms. We hand to bond to win competitions and excel in different areas of the camp life. It was very difficult for us to say good bye at the end of the week but we exchanged numbers and addresses and did our best to stay in touch with each other. Even though I might not be attached to my fellow colleagues in the Master’s program I know I am going to miss the discussions and blogs. Although I have no physical attachment I believe I have connected in some way to my classmates. There is so much I have learned from all the persons in my class and I know I will go through the adjourning process when this program is completed.
Reference
Abudi, G. (2010). The five stages of team development: A case study. Retrieved from http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/the-five-stages-of-team-development-a-case-study.html
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Judy, your blog post was really interesting this week. I can understand how the adjourning process can be hard when you are very attached to the group members as in the church camp you were in. I see that you feel you are attached to your classmates in which I do not feel that I am that attached but I have enjoyed getting to meet new people.
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ReplyDeleteAdjourning is the stage that reflect on the accomplishments and failures at the exiting of a group. I must say you make me remember the group was I was in college camp. I make my best friend of 35 years just from the grouping in the dorm. I can say that our grouping in this master program is great matching because I find myself commenting on your posting every week.
Hello Judy,
ReplyDeleteThat is so true what you said about the adjourning process either being very easy or very hard. In some situations, when you experience not so good relationships in groups and teamwork, separation becomes an anticipated transition. In regards to separating from our classmates, I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Hi Judy,
ReplyDeleteAdjourning as you say can be good or bad. I know there have been groups I have been involved in that I was ready for the group to be over before we ever began. I believe that to have an effective team there has to be the five stage development as Abudi describes (Abudi,2010). The forming and storming stages are so important because they build the foundation and by the time they are at the third stage of norming, work can be started. Adjourning is important because if you have worked towards a common goal and whether you have become successful or not you have bonded as a team and will have formed lasting relationships.
Best of Luck,
Diana
I feel the same way. I will miss all of the valuable information that we share with one another. I have also had the opportunity to ask others for their opinions about my career and gained great information there as well. I think it is very important to continue to grow and develop professionally and I feel that my colleagues have been a large part of this process.
ReplyDeleteJudy adjourning can definitely be good or bad. It will depend mostly on the members in your group and how well you work together. Making sure the process is done right will also be a factor. I also attended church camps as a child and these group setting can definitely be challenging. There were sometimes I was in a group where some of the campers had their own agendas and was not focused on the reason we were there.
ReplyDeleteJudy,
ReplyDeleteI find these types of groups hard to say goodbye to. It's difficult at first in some cases to bond with strangers, but after you have found that connection and learned to bond for a common goal like competitions, you find yourself bonding for other reasons as well. Groups like these are usually great at achieving goals and working together, so it would be hard to let that go for me. I agree that we may not have a physical connection here at Walden, but the presence in the blogs and discussions tell you so much about people and helps you value them. I will miss reading everyone's personal and professional experiences.
Cherri
I have really enjoyed reading your blog post these past 2 weeks. You have wrote abotu some very interesting things and I have learned a lot about you. I hope to have some more classes together as the program goes on. I want to also thank you for reading my post and being an inspirational leader. I really do appreciate it.
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