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.