This is week 8! Is it just me or are these weeks seeming to increase in speed.
Thank each one of your for support on posts and comments that furthered my understanding on communication and collaboration.
Thanks for your personal experiences that enriched the quality of the course.
A point of interest from a previous sharing of information. We did a 'Share Your World' event at our little school yesterday, Saturday. With international foods, crafts, books and toys we raised over 17,000RMB (about $2,700) for Coleurs Du Chine (a children's charity in China) in 2 hours. There was so much interconnecting going on. The rooms were alive with chatting, laughter and good-natured joking. And thanks to your compatriots, I was given credit for the idea!
I do hope we can keep each other at least on the back burner. With the way the world is evolving, we could find ourselves sharing actual as well as virtual space someday.
I will be continuing in 'Teaching and Diversity' and look forward to seeing those of you who share that specialty next week.
To others my personal email is: bobbieholliday@hotmail.com.
Who knows I may figure out blogs and keep with that as well!
AND as Alice has reminded me - we just might physically intersect at graduation!!!!!!
Thank you again and good luck in all its forms!
Bobbie
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Project now Stands Adjourned
On this holiday weekend, I am reminded of the choirs I have been involved in at different levels of responsibility. I think one of the strongest links to a powerful adjournment is the group's consensus to the vision. This joint venture requires the best from yourself and equal attention to those about you whether voice, instrument, stage, lighting, sound, set-up or director. These all-consuming collaborative efforts. striving for excellence for the cause makes for wonderful, celebratory moments after the last performance. Hugs, tears, hoarse voices and heavy steps walk away from this amazing journey, knowing we will see each other again but not with the energy surge as the past days have brought.
The question is how to make the effort worth it. Either where we are has to be shown as unacceptable or the goal has to be worth the while for each participant.
As well as the vision, there is that sense of joint venture - warm-ups, tuning, butterflies and one voice that connects both mind, senses and spirit. Mis-steps or misses are a group affair.
We are heading to our graduation ball in a few months and I think of its aftermath. After the last twirl or hip-swinging train or little body swinging safe in the arms of a caring adult and good byes and thank you's are only an echo, the staff pretty much collapses. But it is a happy tired because the roles were clear and everyone both did their job and supported others to do theirs. The collaboration of person with person makes the end moments so precious and gives everyone a place at the table. The staff meeting will bring thank you's and other recognitions but that moment of camaraderie stands out as a ' well worth the effort' moment.
The adjournment reviews the success and remembering that it is done by people, the team. After a time, reviews will point out what things could be improved on. I have memories of school parties that did not end as well. The main reason, I think was the lack of collaboration born from low commitment on the part of the team members.The roles that were clearly defined as it happened did not fit the one the ground situation. The one that blazes clearly in my memory denigrated to personal attack and shame as we went into our Christmas vacation. However, awful this was, the next time there was a stronger drive to see that the job was accomplished not only well but to the best of our ability.
Each contribution is important and adds to the success or failure of a project. While a leader is important, it is just as important that the members are fully onboard. Sometimes it may be their job to help the leader be a good one.
What are my words: vision commitment collaboration celebration
The question is how to make the effort worth it. Either where we are has to be shown as unacceptable or the goal has to be worth the while for each participant.
As well as the vision, there is that sense of joint venture - warm-ups, tuning, butterflies and one voice that connects both mind, senses and spirit. Mis-steps or misses are a group affair.
We are heading to our graduation ball in a few months and I think of its aftermath. After the last twirl or hip-swinging train or little body swinging safe in the arms of a caring adult and good byes and thank you's are only an echo, the staff pretty much collapses. But it is a happy tired because the roles were clear and everyone both did their job and supported others to do theirs. The collaboration of person with person makes the end moments so precious and gives everyone a place at the table. The staff meeting will bring thank you's and other recognitions but that moment of camaraderie stands out as a ' well worth the effort' moment.
The adjournment reviews the success and remembering that it is done by people, the team. After a time, reviews will point out what things could be improved on. I have memories of school parties that did not end as well. The main reason, I think was the lack of collaboration born from low commitment on the part of the team members.The roles that were clearly defined as it happened did not fit the one the ground situation. The one that blazes clearly in my memory denigrated to personal attack and shame as we went into our Christmas vacation. However, awful this was, the next time there was a stronger drive to see that the job was accomplished not only well but to the best of our ability.
Each contribution is important and adds to the success or failure of a project. While a leader is important, it is just as important that the members are fully onboard. Sometimes it may be their job to help the leader be a good one.
What are my words: vision commitment collaboration celebration
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