How to End a Team

Our high performance team is breaking up due to a restructure. Everyone adores each other. I am bringing everyone together for an evening of closure. Is there some sort of activity that you can recommend that would facilitate that?

The Team Doc Says…

What a great opportunity to take a walk down memory lane! To begin with, leverage the strength of your team by making them a part of the closing process and evening of memories.

Ask each person to talk about the highlight they most remember about being a part of the team. You could use a 30 second commercial format — their thoughts would be broadcast like a 30 second commercial.

You may also want to use a roast format for this special evening of closing your team. Each team member could roast someone else or subgroups within the team could choose a topic to roast the team about.

Have fun with your evening and kudos to you for recognizing the importance of closing your team after their work is done.

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About Denise O'Berry

Hello! My name is Denise O’Berry — aka Team Doc. I’ve spent years working with teams and their leadership to help them improve and work through team issues. You see some of that advice in the answers on this website. I’d like to help you too. Connect with me on Google+, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube