Adjourning from TeamWork
Adjourning has never been too difficult for me. I would say the only time saying goodbye was difficult was when I worked at a camp for the first year. The comrade between the group developed at the trainings prior to the start of the program. Our solution to dealing with this part of the group development process is to keep in contact through social media. Each year there are counselors that come back, but there are also new ones that come and become a part of the team. The return counselors are paired with new comers and expected to "show them the ropes". This particular group has definite established rules because we are working with children. Those who do not follow the protocols usually get reported because it is important to keep the students safe on a college campus.
I have definitely have a sensitive spot to those I have started this program with or have been in several classes with. The Blog Assignment and Discussion parts of this program have really been an asset to understanding and learning more about other students.
Adjourning is an essential phase of teamwork because it allows us to reflect back on what mistakes were made, how the project could have gone smoother and also establish friendships/relationships for future team situations.
"All good things must come to an end."
Use of social media is a good point. Now people can easily stay in touch with each other through social media. Social media helps us learn a little more about each other that we may otherwise may have not have the opportunity to. Thanks for sharing your experience!
ReplyDeleteHello Alyssa,
ReplyDeleteI too think that Social Media is a great way to stay in touch with former colleagues. Throughout my career process, I have met and worked with many professionals from around the world. In the last 8 years, Social Media had given me the opportunity to reconnect with most of them, especially those whom we experienced together an emotional adjourning time.
Hello Alyssa,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it is important to take the time to consider how we have made mistakes and successes during the course of learning. Often we spend more time focusing upon the final objective and fail to consider the process.