Well wishes and best of luck

I wish all the best of luck as you continue on in your professional journeys. It has been wonderful learning from everyone's experiences.

Adjourning phase

In considering, some of the groups that I have been involved in the ones that seemed like it was difficult to separate from were those groups that had lasted a very long time. During a group project that last for a long time, relationships and friendships are formed with other individuals. It is also hard to leave a group that is high functioning because you know that within that group, an immense amount of work can be accomplished; but for me the friendships that emerge out of groups sometimes can be hard to leave. Some of the sort of closing rituals that I have participated in with groups involve wishing others future success, reflecting on what went well, having a small celebration over lunch, and exchanging e-mail addresses or telephone numbers to keep in touch. Within this master’s program I imagine adjourning from the group by congratulating all on their success and it would be nice to meet a few of my fellow colleagues during convocation. This adjourning part is an essential stage of teamwork because it allows the team to reflect on what made them successful or not, it gives the team the opportunity to celebrate a completed job, and allows each individual the opportunity to increase its network of resources by developing relationships and friendships with individuals who are different and can bring different ideas and perspectives.

Adjourning phase

In considering, some of the groups that I have been involved in the ones that seemed like it was difficult to separate from were those groups that had lasted a very long time. During a group project that last for a long time, relationships and friendships are formed with other individuals. It is also hard to leave a group that is high functioning because you know that within that group, an immense amount of work can be accomplished; but for me the friendships that emerge out of groups sometimes can be hard to leave. Some of the sort of closing rituals that I have participated in with groups involve wishing others future success, reflecting on what went well, having a small celebration over lunch, and exchanging e-mail addresses or telephone numbers to keep in touch. Within this master’s program I imagine adjourning from the group by congratulating all on their success and it would be nice to meet a few of my fellow colleagues during convocation. This adjourning part is an essential stage of teamwork because it allows the team to reflect on what made them successful or not, it gives the team the opportunity to celebrate a completed job, and allows each individual the opportunity to increase its network of resources by developing relationships and friendships with individuals who are different and can bring different ideas and perspectives.

Conflict Technique

As I think back on a recent disagreement that I have experienced two strategies that might help me resolve this disagreement would be “Seek first to understand, then to be understood” (Billikopf, 2009, p.3). By using this technique presented in Conflict management skills by Gregorio Billikopf (2009) people may be agreeable to hear what we have to say in a conflict or disagreement if we are prepared to hear what they have to say in first. The second strategy I would use comes from using the techniques of nonviolent communication. In using this technique, I would be able to focus on listening to the other persons needs and expressing what I need.

Billikopf, G. (2009, August). Conflict management skills. Retrieved from http://cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7labor/13.htm.