A Thank You Note

I want to take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues for their support and great posts during the 8 weeks of this course.  Much success and I hope to finally meet you at graduation day.

Adjourning Teams

The groups hardest for me to leave was the groups in which the team members were able to build a relationship.  They were also high performing groups I believe that because of the relationships built and the communication the groups were able to perform highly.  The group that was hardest for me to leave was 3 years ago; when I left my previous job to come to the one that I am currently working.  It was a group of 6, and the group was very diverse each one in the team was from a different cultural background, but we felt like a family.  I worked with that group for two years without any supervision, because right after I was hired the program director was terminated, and the agency was never able to replace the program director, but we still have to run the program.  So we decided we will go to work together to make it happen, and we would meet and discuss our issues and figure out how to make things work.  We listened to each other, and in some circumstances we disagreed and had to resolve a conflict between us, but we always came through any issues successfully.  The agency had 3 teams doing the same  work in three different counties.,  Happens that we were the highest performing group without even having the supervision and guidance of a program director.  We were our own leaders, and we consulted each other for everything.  It was very hard to leave this team because we were very and we enjoyed working with each other.  The relationship built was very solid.  Three years after none of us worked there anymore, but we still get together occasionally, and we wish we could get to work together again.  Adjourning is important because is a sign that goals were accomplished and that there are now new challenges to overcome.  When adjourning a team, I like to get together celebrate accomplishments and summarize the work done.  In terms of adjourning the work,  I have done with colleagues in my M.S degree I would like to meet them in person during the graduation and thank them for the support and experiences that they share with me during this time. Also, writing in our blogs a brief summary of all our accomplishments during our journey in the M.S. program.

Conflict Resolution

Unfortunately, disagreements and conflicts can happen at any time in different situations.  In my personal life when dealing with my family we tend to disagree in many things.  I remember I used to argue a lot to make a point.  Sadly,  the situation was a little exhaustive for me and my family, and we would go nowhere.  Now the two strategies that I think can help me to resolve conflicts and disagreements with my family is first, listening attentively and reflecting about how is that what they are saying is affecting me and them. Then focus on their point of view and not on them and understanding that we all are entitled to have a different point of views.  Second, is to brainstorm with all parts involved how can we compromise and resolve the issue or make things work.  If we have trouble finding a solution in which we can all agree, I will request that we take some time to think about it and then we can discuss the issue again in a later time.

I believe we can use all the principles of nonviolent communication or the 3R’s to resolve any issues.  The main thing is to be willing to have nonviolent communication and accept and respect what others think.