End Teams Deliberately
Run an adjourning ritual that captures learning, recognizes contribution, and transfers trust into future teams.
The final meeting is where team learning either compounds or disappears. Skipping adjourning feels efficient until the next team pays the same tuition. Three closing lenses Results: what did we accomplish, and what result did we miss? This protects the team from only remembering effort. Relationships: who made the work better, and what behavior should be repeated? This builds trust through specific recognition, not generic praise. Reusable learning: what should another team copy, change, or avoid? This turns psychological safety into learning behavior because the team can discuss errors without making them identity threats. Keep it concrete The output should…
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