Week 6 Blog: Adjourning Stage
I would have to say that transferring my job from Minnesota
was one of the hardest things I had ever done. I had built close relationships
with the women there. I felt as though I was leaving my family. We worked as a team
at all times, and supported each other when needed. This has been one of the first
of many jobs I had that I can say that each teacher was very supportive
of one another. I can truly say that it
was not just one person who ran the center, but all the teachers as a whole. My support system also can from my church family
as well. I was an active member for ten years with the children ministries and
the woman of faith ministries. The Women of Faith ministries were the
support system to many women in the church that had been in abusive
relationships, or single parents raising their children. My relationship with
many of these women was very close, and being a part of the church family for ten
years was quite difficult to leave. These were projects that came to an end,
but I learned many valuable things from these groups that will stay with me
throughout my educational journey, career, and friendships. And knowing that I
was a part of something good that impacted women lives in a positive way is
always something to remember. When you know that you have worked on a project
as a group/team and it has effect the lives of children, families, women or etc.,
then know that you have made a difference; therefore, I see adjourning as positive
aspect.
I do believe high performance groups are the hardest to
leave; reason being, when you work on a team with people who are productive,
professional, considerate, understanding, respectful and the list goes on, you
have no choice but to feel a sense of hurt when you depart from these
individuals. You have gained not just a group/team, but a partnership sort of speak,
and a friendship; which has effective your life in a positive way. And who
wants to depart from positive people? People you feel that you can relate too
and have so many things in common. At the end of the day, you have built trust in
these people and vasa-versa. Trusting relationships/friendships
is something no one ever wants to come to an end. The good thing with adjourning; is
that you take what you have learned and use that with your next team/group in
hopes of building the same form of relationships in the future.
I have learned so much from Instructors, and my colleagues
since being a student at Walden and being the Master’s program. My colleagues
has allowed me to think outside the box, and my Instructors have been that
support system in saying, “You can do it, if you work hard and dedicate
yourself.” Being in the Master’s program, you open your mind to a whole new
level of understanding; which puts you in a place where you want to excel and achieve
your highest and my colleagues has challenged my thinking in doing so.
Adjourning is an essential stage in team work because you grow,
and learn from each group/team you work with, and these skills stay with you
for a lifetime. Even though you may experience some form of unproductivity when
working with some groups/teams members, but this allows you to make better choices
and decisions next time around. I truly believe in order for a person to grow,
you have to experience things that will make you a better team/group player in the future. Whether you endured good or bad experiences while on a team/group;
it is still fair to say that “All good things must come to an end,” because you
will take something out of that and use it to an advantage the next time around.
