Dear Soni
Veterans here would not be surprised at Mr Dinesh Divekar being able to
add value where others fail to.
A few additions that buttress his inputs more than anything else ------
1] The army has programmed its "DNA" that way BY HARPING ON A HANDFUL OF TYPICAL ""army values".
(or sentiments)
Once you make a group FEEL these, the group automatically becomes a team !
A>> "" If I do not do my bit, my brother / buddy /mate / ..... dies ...AND VICE-VERSA
B >> Sheer pride ! COLLECTIVE pride. !
(entailing an emotional committment to staying worthy of that pride)
NOW, HOW YOU CAN INSTILL THESE IN THE DNA OF CORPORATE TEAMS
AND HOW OUR TRAINING MAY HELP DO THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE !
HINT -----
Mr Divekar has already opened that tangentially ----
".... provided the participants are trained on interpersonal skills, conflict handling skills, negotiation skills, organisational communication and so on. Sans these, the training on team building is bound to fail.
""
2] An outboalund trainer who is an ex-naval officer SHARED HOW HE DOES IT IN HIS OUTDOOR PGMs------
It is not the games per se that differentiate him from other outbound trainers.
It is STUFF LIKE HIS
RULES, PRE AND DEBRIEFS AND GUIDED DISCUSSIONS !
Eg ------
At start of day-1 of camp, opinions are elicited on what th rules should be.
THEN HE ASKS---
What should be done if they are broken.
Now
this leadsto a list of punishments. NOW HE AKS WHETHER ONLY
THE OFFENDER / THE WHOLE TEAM SHOULD TAKE TAKE THOSE PUNISHMENTS -----which, btw, is
exactly what ALL armies do !
,
3] Have we wondered
how,
in the army, (to use Mr Divekar's words) ---
"
Leadership infuses the teamwork in the DNA of the organisation and thus it becomeso part of the culture."" ??
Lessons might be lying -- waiting to be learnt !
4]
Teamworking is not a GAME -----even though I have nothing on principle against using games in training
(I do so all the time)
Care to follow this link ?
Team Building soft skills soft skill
Warm Regards PS --- Thank you, Mr Divekar