There have been
several groups I have been involved in so far in my lifetime; I have been a
cheerleader, a member in a work environment, a classroom, etc. Of the many
groups I’ve belonged to I would say the hardest group I ever had to leave was
my high school. Having been with the same friends and around the same
classmates for 4+ years, and leaving to attend another school and pursue
college was one a hard experience. I think this is because it was the switch
from childhood to adulthood and was a journey I had to embark on my own to
further myself.
According to
Gina Abudi, adjourning is the stage in which the team is looked at the “from
the “perspective of the well-being of the team rather than from the perspective
of managing a team through the original four stages of team growth” (Abudi,
2010). Although, leaving a team might be a difficult hardship, however it is
imperative to continue to grow, which sometimes means that we continue on our
own or in a new group.
I would say
high-performing groups are hard to leave, but it really depends on what you
consider is high-performing. High-performing could be anything from the group
in which you work on a project with, the friendships and bonds you have
created, or being part of a group in which you have gained a great amount of pride
or success in.
In high school,
in order to commemorate our accomplishments and give recognition on our departure
from high school, we had a grad night celebration on a night cruise. This
cruise consisted of food, dancing, raffles, and giveaways. For me to
adjourn from my group of colleagues in my master’s degree program, I will carry
over the knowledge and experiences from which we shared. It is significant that
we adjourn from groups in order to reflect about all the experiences and
moments we shared.
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