Smells like team spirit ..

First of all, I must say that through all the simulations that we have had in this class, I have been on various teams with different people and I have enjoyed great rapport with all. This is my first class and I think I couldn't have started on a brighter note!!

Last week was about reading and making sense out of the article that Anna and I had to present. Anna did a great job to prepare the skeleton of our presentation. It was a great read especially through the context of the world of facebook and Linked-in that we live in. We deal with several personal and professional networks. The article presented us with an excellent philosophy that as global leaders, if we can manage the creativity in the small world well, we can maximize our team's productivity and empower great inventors for our firms. Thank you all for patiently listening to us and taking keen interest in our presentation.

The 'flip-the-turf' experience was awesome even though I had done it before. The first group that I participated in this exercise with, had a completely different approach than us and yet both resulted in successful outcome which was very interesting to watch. In less than 15 minutes, we went through a real-life-project like scenarios of "this is an impossible task - to - lets brainstorm - to - lets execute - to - we are making progress - to - We did it"!! Again, it takes a lot of team work and trust (even in the simulation) to make it work. Kudos to all!

Of course the ba-fa-ba-fa simulation was the best of the lot so far! To me it felt closest to the real life situation. What appealed to me was how we learned about the other culture slowly but surely. No one can understand a different culture in one shot. It takes some time and careful homework. Each Alphan that returned from country Beta came back with something invaluable.

Again, along with the message that these simulations give us, I am very much impressed with the simulations themselves which obviously tend to bring the team spirit in everyone. I can't wait to use them on the teams that I will lead and benefit from the great outcomes that it will produce! That mixed with my favorite singer Curt Cobain .. inspires my blog title...