The last
stage that we encounter when we are building teams is the adjourning phase. The
adjourning stage is the time when we have finished up any task that we have
been working on or our time with a group has finished, and it’s time for us to
move on(O'Hair, Wiemann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015).
The
hardest group that had trouble adjourning from is my military units during
Permanent Change of Station moves (PCS). You build up incredible friendships
and relations, but you know that they will come to an end because you will have
to go to another military unit at some point. You may have deployed to war with
people and developed close bonds that can never be replaced or replicated. A
PCS move is hard and challenging, but now with social media, you can keep in
touch with the friends that you have made and know what they are doing every
day.“Adjourning” from military teams is something I had to do every three or four years over a twenty-six year period. You work with people from a wide diversity of cultures and learn how to respect, value and develop trust to form lasting relationships
The
rituals that usually happen when I PCS
from a unit is that they have an awards ceremony where they recognize all the
accomplishments I have made at the unit.
The particular section of the unit ( i.e. food service section} may
throw a farewell lunch or dinner on your behalf. In the adjourning phase this is sometimes called a "termination ritual"(O'Hair, Wiemann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015). Sometimes, they will give
you a gift or plaque which will remind you about particular section or unit.
The
adjourning is an important stage because it is important to achieve
closure for the group on a positive note.It's a time when we may feel a
sense of loss and motivation may decline because we are coming to an end
work of working with a team that we may have become accustomed to
working with over time. I felt this every time that I moved, and never
experience a negative departure from a military unit. One of our Army
motto's was "One Team, One Fight".
Over the course of my Master's program I
have not personally met any of my classmates face to face but feel we are
connected because of our professional interests. I have learned so much and I
plan on continuing to posts items to my blog and invite my classmates to
still follow me if they choose.
Reference:
O'Hair, D., Wiemann, M., Mullin, D.
I., & Teven, J. (2015). Real communication
(3rd. ed). New York: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Anita,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see that your life has filled with a lots of joy, love, opportunities, and passionate. There comes a time in life where we must move on even though sadness sometimes is brought about. Transition is a cycle part of some lives. "For groups whose project or task has come to an end is adjourning stage" (O'Hair & Wiemann, 2015). Your post has very inspiring and enjoyable to read this week.
Reference:
O'Hair,D., Wiemann, M., Mullin, D., & Teven, J.(2015). Real communication an introduction. 3rd edition. Bedford/St. Martin. Boston New York.
I enjoyed reading about your experiences and it seems that you have gained a lot in the teams you have worked with. It is hard to have a good team come to an end but how I see it that one door closes while another one opens. If we stayed on the same team we wouldn’t be able to learn from others or we would miss other opportunities. And it seems that your teams have achieved a lot while yall worked together.
ReplyDeleteHi Anita
ReplyDeleteI really do agree with you that the adjourning is the hardest because of the relationships that had been built for a long period of time. I like how you were given awards because of the accomplishments that you had achieved, I think its really nice to have something that you take with you to remind you of the past.
While leaving a unit every three to fours years had to be hard, I am sure you made a lot of great friends along the way. I am also sure you got to see a lot and learn a lot about various people. While change is not always easy sometimes it is for the better.
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