Three Idiots crossing the valley

                                       

MANAGEMENT OF THREE IDIOTS

What is TEAM WORK?

Designing the work in such a way that it becomes "Team Based" 

Comparison of TEAM WORK with INDIVIDUAL WORK

what is Team Work???

A team is one wherein all team members work towards a common goal. The communication between the team members should be free from any barriers. It should be well channelized and directed towards team building.

It’s a process of working together in order to achieve a goal. It forms a business part of day to day business as it is necessary for the colleagues in a company to work together. In a team, individuals cooperate using their individual skills and provide constructive feedback.

The Activity – 3 Idiots crossing the valley

We can see that three people were able to cross the valley without much trouble. At each point of time when one of the team member is in trouble (crossing the valley), the other 2 team members support the one at risk. Following observations have been made from the activity:

·        Every Team Member has equal distribution of different kind of risk :

         Fully Safe – 6 times

         Half Safe – 2 times

         Fully Unsafe – 1 time

Here, we see that all three members if the three people were to accomplish this so-called impossible task, they had to do so by proper designing of the team task, with everyone in the team having equal distribution of the risk involved in accomplishing the task.

The moment somebody assumes more responsibility, the entire team is bound to fail as the person not working as a team will bring down the entire team.

So, it is very important to divide labour in an equivalent proportion so that :-

                     1) We can accomplish the task at hand in a co-ordinated and well structured manner.

                     2) We do not deem anyone as weak or small. Everyone should be equally responsible and                                     strong.

                    3) We create interlocking roles to make sure everyone is equally involved in the task and nobody feels over dependent or under dependent, thus leading to loafing and increase in ideal time.

                    4) We can create only one form of authority so that the men are not confused as to who is the man in command.