Finally Made It

I would like to say Thank You and I hope to see you in the next course. I have learned many new ideas and insight from each of you. I have enjoyed all the post and blogs.

Collabration in groups

Are high-performing groups hardest to leave?

 

I have worked in groups that are high performing groups in the Head Start where I work. I have worked close within programs in which everyone works as close as family. In the jobs in which I have worked, we have to say good-bye each year from each other. When you work together in a good way, it hard to depart from a group where you have formed a bond. The hardest group for me to leave was the job of center administrator from the center to the administrative office that was a tough decision to make.

 

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

Closing Ritual consists of sometimes parties or goodbye ceremonies, balloon liftoff, programs and even dinner. I have had to write goodbye speeches for people when they are leaving a group or an organization.

 

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 have learned that working in an online degree group, you form a closeness with the people in your group, because I can’t wait to get to see what my group has responded to me and others. Sometime you share several classes with the same colleagues. Usually at the end of a course, I always tell the entire group goodbye and hope to work with them in other courses. I always say thanks you for providing me with professional and personal insight that I can share with others.

 

Why is adjourning an essential stage of teamwork?

 My mother always told me that closure is a good thing. I had to rely on that statement when she passed. I would not want to start of project and did not finish it, therefore the same is for talks in group or meeting, they must be closed or adjourned. Adjourning help the team or group the opportunity to say goodbye, good job, and even see you later. I have learned that adjourning means the start of something new and better.

 

 

Communication and Conflict Management

Over the past six months I have been experiencing conflict with one of my coworkers. I have trying very hard to communicate effectively with her. All of my attempts have been unsucessfel because she thinks that she can use her authority to do want she wants to do. I tried to use listening skills with the cowoker because I have found that if you listen to people and let them know you care, you can minimize conflict. I believe that if  you show someone that you respect them and try to listen to their concerns they are going to interact and communicate with you more positively. I think that if you do not have the 3Rs in your professional  and social life you will be someone who is unsuccessful in  the work you do and in your relationships. I will continue to work on this relationship with my co-worker, I can only treat her like I want to be treated. I do do believe that this coworker know what triggers ma and she tries her best to upset me.

I have learned that “conflict is not simply an argument or a struggle, it is negative interaction between two or more independent people, rooted in some actual or perceived disagreement.” (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2012 p. 220). I believe that respect is the most important because when you are respectful to the person who you are communicating with then more and likely you are able to reciprocate and be responsive to their needs in the situation. I believe that one day, this relationships will get better. Thsi course has taught me alot on how to deal with conflicts and strategies to use.