Team Building and Collaboration

This week we have been discussing about team work and the ones we have been involved with as a leader or a follower. We as educators need to work in groups as we partner with families, communities and others around us. As a daughter when I came to America to stay with my dad and step mother, I had to say goodbye to my mother, sisters, cousins and other family members that I have grown to love and share some connections. It was difficult on both sides because we all felt that if it were possible we would have loved to travel together.

            The closing ritual I wish to experience is seeing my father alive again, beaming with smiles and happy that I finally graduated and got my masters degree. He used to remind and challenge his children that whatever others can do we can do better. He finds a way to motivate us any chance he got so that we can aim higher.

            It is important to have closure when working with any team or in a relationship because when a relationship is over or when a task is accomplished, you would like to know why it ended and ask yourself if you achieved your desired goal.

            I appreciate my colleagues for helping me understand that we are all unique individuals with different cultures, backgrounds, developments and goals. So adjourning will not be difficult because it is the time to reflect on what we know about each other from our discussions and blogs. It is important in a team to recognize our achievements, failures, relationships we have formed and goals we have accomplished, all these are important when a team is departing. In the adjourning stage the teams are coming to an end and the team members are moving off into different directions (Abudi, 2010).

Reference

Abudi, G. (2010). The Five Stages of Team Development:  A Case Study.  Retrieved from http:www.projectsmart.co.uk/the-five-stages-of-team-development-a-case-study.html