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.
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.
Hi Nakita
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that you can meet upon some real challenging people in groups, sometimes you feel that you should just do what needs to be done and cover those people's roles, I know the feeling well. However, we have to work with them, and we benefit from the experience. As Dr Wolfe(Laureate Education Inc.,2011) puts it..." we have this vision and we're agreed to it, but now once you start the work, there's all kinds of bumps along the road”.Some of the bumps are the lazy ones but we have to respect and value everyone in our groups.The great thing about it though is that you had the same vision and goals and therefore, you completed the task and no one left with discrepancies, and that was a great success.
Nakita,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in that sometimes there are group members that don’t contribute as much as the others and are what I call, “along for the ride.” O’Hair and Wiemann (2012) suggest that “failing to invest the same level of effort in the group that they’d put in if they were working alone or with one other person” is social loafing.
I like your perspective on the relationships that you develop never really end. Many times groups will continue relationships in one respect or another after a project is completed, even if it is bumping into one another at another meeting, having a former group member’s name come up in conversation, or running into someone in the store. When the group is strong and there is positive outcomes with many successes, there is potential for long-time partnerships and friendships, along with opportunities to work together again, with even higher group successes and outcomes.
Reference
O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real communication: An introduction. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's.
you definitely bring up a good point when you say it depends on the group of people you are parting with. i cannot count the number of times I have worked with someone that just sat back and let the others do the work and then have the nerve to take pride in the work that they didn't do.
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