Adjourning as a part of Group Development

Adjourning- "[Where] group members reflect on their accomplishments and failures as well as determine whether the group will disassemble or take on another project"

(O'Hair & Wiemann, 2012).

It is empowering to be a part of the adjourning stage after intense projects, especially when they turn out successful. We had an annual federal review while I worked at Head Start and it was fun to share our successful moments, what we learned, the silly goof ups and how we overcame them, and how we could make the process even smoother the next time.  In our meeting we went through these things and talked about what projects were coming up next. After talking about our previous success it gave us confidence in the projects to come.

O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real communication: An introduction. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's