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Team Building
Lalit Anjum
1
A Team is NOT -
•A group of individuals who all work at the same
place.
•A group of individuals who happen to have the same
manager or supervisor.
•A group of individuals who do the same job in the
same location.
2
A Team IS…
Two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent,
who come together to achieve particular objectives.
A group that shares, and says that it shares, a common
purpose and recognizes that it needs the efforts of every one
of its members to achieve this.
3
Team
Task Individual
4
T ogether
E verybody
A chieve
M ore
5
TEAM WORK – IN
 FAMILY
 ORGANISATION
 SOCIETY
6
Once upon a time a tortoise and
a hare had an argument about
who was faster. They decided to
settle the argument with a race.
They agreed on a route and
started off the race.
7
The hare shot ahead and ran
briskly for some time. Then
seeing that he was far ahead of
the tortoise, he thought he’d sit
under a tree for some time and
relax before continuing the race.
8
He sat under the tree and
soon fell asleep. The tortoise
plodding on overtook him
and soon finished the race,
emerging as the undisputed
champ.
9
The hare woke up and
realised that he’d lost the
race. The moral of the story
is that
“Slow and steady wins the
race”
10
This is the version of
the story that we have
all grown up with.
11
But then recently,
someone told me a more
interesting version of this
story.
It continues….
12
The hare was disappointed at
losing the race and he did
some Defect Prevention (Root
Cause Analysis). He realized
that he’d lost the race only
because he had been
overconfident, careless & lax.
Root Cause
13
If he had not taken things for
granted, there’s no way the
tortoise could have beaten him.
So he challenged the tortoise
to another race. The tortoise
agreed.
14
This time, the hare went
all out & ran without
stopping from start to
finish. He won by several
miles.
15
The moral of the story
Fast & consistent will
always beat the slow and
steady.
16
If you have two people in your
organisation, one slow,
methodical & reliable, and the
other fast and still reliable at
what he does, the fast and
reliable chap will consistently
climb the organisational ladder
faster than the slow, methodical
chap
17
It’s good to be slow
and steady; but its
better to be fast and
reliable.
18
But the story doesn’t end here.
The tortoise did some thinking
this time, and realised that there’s
no way he can beat the hare in a
race the way it was currently
formatted.
He thought for a while, and then
challenged the hare to another
race, but on a slightly different
route. 19
The hare agreed. They started
off. In keeping with his self-
made commitment to be
consistently fast, the hare took
off and ran top speed until he
came to a broad river
20
The finishing line was a
couple of kilometers on the
other side of the river
The hare sat there wondering
what to do. In the meantime
the tortoise trundled along,
got into the river, swam to
the opposite bank, continued
walking & finished the race.
21
•The moral of the story ?
•First identify your core
competency & then change the
playing field to suit your core
competency.
22
•The Story still hasn’t ended !
23
The hare and the tortoise, by
this time, had become pretty
good friends & they did some
thinking together. Both realised
that the last race could have
been run much better.
So they decided to do the last
race again but to run as a team
this time.
24
They started off, and this time the
hare carried the tortoise till the
riverbank.
25
Then, the tortoise took over and
swam across with the hare on his
back.
26
•On the opposite bank, the hare
again carried the tortoise and they
reached the finishing line together.
They both felt a greater sense of
satisfaction than they’d felt earlier.
27
It’s good to be individually brilliant
& to have strong core
competencies; but unless you’re
able to work in a team & harness
each other’s core competencies,
you’ll always perform below par
because there will always be
situations at which you’ll do
poorly & someone else does well.
•The moral of the story
28
Teamwork is mainly about
situational leadership,
letting the person with
the relevant core
competency for a
situation take leadership.
29
There are more lessons to
be learnt from this story
1. Note that neither the hare nor the
tortoise gave up after failures.
The hare decided to work harder
and put in more effort after his
failure.
30
2. The tortoise changed his
strategy because he was
already working as hard as
he could. In life, when
faced with failure,
sometimes it is appropriate
to work harder and put in
more efforts
31
3. Sometimes it is appropriate to
change strategy and try
something different. And
sometimes it is appropriate to
do both.
32
4. The hare and the tortoise
also learnt another vital
lesson. When we stop
competing against a Rival
& instead start competing
against the Situation, we
perform far better.
33
09/16/08

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Hare & Tortoise - The Essence of Teamwork

  • 2. A Team is NOT - •A group of individuals who all work at the same place. •A group of individuals who happen to have the same manager or supervisor. •A group of individuals who do the same job in the same location. 2
  • 3. A Team IS… Two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who come together to achieve particular objectives. A group that shares, and says that it shares, a common purpose and recognizes that it needs the efforts of every one of its members to achieve this. 3
  • 5. T ogether E verybody A chieve M ore 5
  • 6. TEAM WORK – IN  FAMILY  ORGANISATION  SOCIETY 6
  • 7. Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route and started off the race. 7
  • 8. The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he’d sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. 8
  • 9. He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. 9
  • 10. The hare woke up and realised that he’d lost the race. The moral of the story is that “Slow and steady wins the race” 10
  • 11. This is the version of the story that we have all grown up with. 11
  • 12. But then recently, someone told me a more interesting version of this story. It continues…. 12
  • 13. The hare was disappointed at losing the race and he did some Defect Prevention (Root Cause Analysis). He realized that he’d lost the race only because he had been overconfident, careless & lax. Root Cause 13
  • 14. If he had not taken things for granted, there’s no way the tortoise could have beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race. The tortoise agreed. 14
  • 15. This time, the hare went all out & ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles. 15
  • 16. The moral of the story Fast & consistent will always beat the slow and steady. 16
  • 17. If you have two people in your organisation, one slow, methodical & reliable, and the other fast and still reliable at what he does, the fast and reliable chap will consistently climb the organisational ladder faster than the slow, methodical chap 17
  • 18. It’s good to be slow and steady; but its better to be fast and reliable. 18
  • 19. But the story doesn’t end here. The tortoise did some thinking this time, and realised that there’s no way he can beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted. He thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, but on a slightly different route. 19
  • 20. The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping with his self- made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and ran top speed until he came to a broad river 20
  • 21. The finishing line was a couple of kilometers on the other side of the river The hare sat there wondering what to do. In the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking & finished the race. 21
  • 22. •The moral of the story ? •First identify your core competency & then change the playing field to suit your core competency. 22
  • 23. •The Story still hasn’t ended ! 23
  • 24. The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had become pretty good friends & they did some thinking together. Both realised that the last race could have been run much better. So they decided to do the last race again but to run as a team this time. 24
  • 25. They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. 25
  • 26. Then, the tortoise took over and swam across with the hare on his back. 26
  • 27. •On the opposite bank, the hare again carried the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they’d felt earlier. 27
  • 28. It’s good to be individually brilliant & to have strong core competencies; but unless you’re able to work in a team & harness each other’s core competencies, you’ll always perform below par because there will always be situations at which you’ll do poorly & someone else does well. •The moral of the story 28
  • 29. Teamwork is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership. 29
  • 30. There are more lessons to be learnt from this story 1. Note that neither the hare nor the tortoise gave up after failures. The hare decided to work harder and put in more effort after his failure. 30
  • 31. 2. The tortoise changed his strategy because he was already working as hard as he could. In life, when faced with failure, sometimes it is appropriate to work harder and put in more efforts 31
  • 32. 3. Sometimes it is appropriate to change strategy and try something different. And sometimes it is appropriate to do both. 32
  • 33. 4. The hare and the tortoise also learnt another vital lesson. When we stop competing against a Rival & instead start competing against the Situation, we perform far better. 33