Farewell

I would like to thank all of my classmates for their contributions to my blog.  I have enjoyed working with you in this Communications course.  I wish everyone the best in their future courses.  I have enjoyed reading your blogs and hope to work with you all in the future. Again, thank you all and best wishes.

Stages of team development: Adjourning

Are high-performing groups hardest to leave? Groups with the clearest established norms? Which of the groups that you participated in was hardest to leave? Why?

High performing groups are very productive.  As a result, it is hard to leave because the group members work well together.  The group established norms that became part of the group members' behavior.  As a result, group members are used to working together.  I was  a member of group that worked with parents.  When the group adjourned, I kept in contact with the members.  

What sorts of closing rituals have you experienced or wish you had experienced?

One of the closing rituals during adjournment is to have a party.  Our group had a celebration to celebrate the group's efforts and accomplishments.  The group was positive and the adjournment was a happy occasion. 

How do you imagine that you will adjourn from the group of colleagues you have formed while working on your master's degree in this program?

I plan to adjourn with my fellow scholars at graduation.  I have been in classes with some of the people my entire time at Walden.  Therefore, I would like to meet some of them at graduation.

 

Why is adjourning an essential stage of teamwork?

Adjourning is the stage in team development that “provides the team the opportunity to say good bye to the members” (Abudi, 2010).  Adjourning signifies that the team has completed its tasks.  This finalizes the work of the team.  

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