Adjourning is a sad occasion for some and
happy for others, while participating in groups. If you experience lazy members
on your team, then you cannot wait to get the project over but on the other
hand, if your teammates are giving it all they got like you are, it will be
hard to see the project in because you will not be able to see those
individuals as much as usual. It really all depends on the experience I think
but is strictly my opinion. O’Hair and Weimann (2012) states, “During the
adjourning stage, they reflect on their accomplishments and failures and
determine whether the group will disassemble or take on another project” (pp.
257-258). They say that most will host a party, give out awards or something
special to commemorate that the project is ending and each member will
remember. “The adjourning stage is when the team is completing the
current project. They will be joining other teams and moving on to other work
in the near future.
For a high performing team, the end of a project brings on
feelings of sadness as the team members have
effectively become as one” (Abudi,
2010, para. 1). Despite whenever the project is complete, everyone
will always,
hopefully, keep in touch with their previous project members because you all
may end up working
with one another again.
In my opinion, all group projects are hard
for me to see end. Most of the projects I have been a part of always
had
members, who we became friends in the end and chose to keep in contact so it
was good to see them
every day. We made sure we progressed each day and got the
job done because we all had the same
intentions in mind –so it never was a huge
problem. It was hard to see the project end but we still keep
in contact to
this day. We may not speak every day because we are all busy but we check on
one
another constantly. I made sure that I keep my doors open. Whenever we
ended, some of the projects
would throw a little get together with appetizers
and juice and some would just end on a good note.
Nevertheless, we all made
sure we never ended on sour terms for any reason –as most should strive
to do
always.
References
Abudi, G. (2010). The five stages of team development: A case study.
Retrieved November
04, 2014, from
O'Hair,
D., & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real communication: An introduction. New York:
Bedford/St. Martin's.
Retrieved December 04, 2014.
