Five Stages of Team Development
The five stages of team development are; forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. In the adjourning stage, the project is coming to an end and the team members are moving off into different directions (Abudi, G., 2010).
For me, groups in which there is positive interaction, high performance, and honest communication are the hardest groups to leave. These groups become sort of a family unit in which you are all working together to complete a common goal. Groups that are the easiest to leave are the groups in which not every member pulls their own weight, there are negative interactions, and low performance.
Thinking back to groups I have worked in, there have been no clear closing rituals besides presenting our information or project and thanking each other for their work. In groups that are successful and positive, I would like to get together after the fact in a more casual setting and discuss things other than the project.
At the end of the Masters program, I believe that I will thank the colleagues I have worked with for helping me on this important journey. It is harder in this context because everything has been online, and I have not met anyone in person.
I feel the same way as you. Groups that are positive and I enjoy being in, I like to get to know the people a little bit more outside of the project. When you have positive people in your group and everyone is doing everything they suppose too, you have more trust in them. It is so important to find out about the people in your group so you would know what to expect from each person.
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