August 10, 2014

Working within a Group

I have worked with numerous of groups while in undergraduate and the workplace. I found some of them to be productive and unproductive. But the key to any successful teamwork is mutual trust and respect because without it will certain not going to work. Furthermore each team member should be commitment and dedicated to the group, the goal, the vision, and mission of the organization. Before reading the assigned reading for this week I had no idea that trust is the glue for making a team to succeed. I knew we had to have respect and value for each other’s opinion that is part of the group. However now I do understand that mutual trust has to be there for the group work to be done. Without trust one will assume their ideas and thoughts only will work, the person who is responsible for his or her part will complete it, and if not I will do it for the person and this will bring on conflict. Therefore conflict may arise but should not because I don’t trust each team member to complete their part and not a responsible person.

In my opinion I believe high-performing groups are the hardest to leave because they accomplished a project that designated an end date, follower through conflicts, and master the acquired task. Most of hard the team has gain mutual trust, become one, respect each other’s, value others ideas and thoughts, and found a mutual friend forever even if they don’t ever work together again. And most of all they work together as a team to complete a goal. In addition, they have successfully accomplished the five stages of development of a team forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.

I will assume that adjourning from the colleagues of Walden University will be one of the hardest groups I have to depart from because I have met some everlasting friends,  been together from July 2013 until February 2014, I have learned and shared many knowledgably things to use in my professional and personal life. Most important it will be hard because this group of colleagues respect your thoughts, ideas, and input. They don’t demean, belittle, or discredit your way of communicating. I know that I have learned to love them forever and even hope that I will not forget any of them. I do hope we all can meet each other at the commencement exercise and congratulate each other on the accomplishment of receiving our master. Even like to meet all of our professors that had an important part of our success. I know down the years I will remember each one of you even though the adjourning will be sad, tearer eyes, makeup all of the place, joy, laughter, and excitement. I must even say now I recognized from the very beginning of this class I recognized we didn’t have Ann abroad and I emailed her to see what was the problem, also noticed Nikiesha was not responding to any assignments therefore I emailed her. When the group has such a positive impact in your life you will miss that person and have concerns therefore adjourning is tough but inevitable. Actually this group demonstrates respect, mutual trust, commitment, and value to this university, faculty, and colleagues. I will miss everyone that was part of my success.