PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT SESSION 3

VALLEY CROSSING FUN

Above effort shows team work done by a team of ants to cross a valley . In real team also this dynamics holds where everybody works to fulfill an task to attain a goal . An task is completed with certain difficulties and conditions applied to it . So now we explain this activity in detail.

Now, here is the concept that is designed like at a particular time one out of the three people is hanging above the valley dip while other are on the land. Now for the system to be stable following are things that need to be considered:

1. Valley's lenght must be between 1 foot to 2 feet.

2. Trust among team members .

CONCEPT OF TEAM WORK:

The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal.

Teamwork is often a crucial part of a business, as it is often necessary for colleagues to work well together, trying their best in any circumstance. Teamwork means that people will try to cooperate, using their individual skills and providing constructive feedback, despite any personal conflict between individuals.

CONCEPT:

In order to understand the importance of teamwork we must 1^st look at the types of thoughts of respective people in an organization:

1) Theory X : The managers who assume that the people working under them are lazy and are bound to avoid work if they get a chance. The only way to make people work is by threat and use of power. More often than not this theory does not allow employees to gel amongst themselves and know each other.

2) Theory Y : Contrary to Theory X , lies the motto for Theory Y . This management style assumes that the employees are self motivated and are ambitious. A Theory Y manager believes that, given the right conditions, most people will want to do well at work. This allows employees to learn from one another and have a positive attitude towards work.

We can observe in this activity that all the 3 people have crossed the valley without much of a trouble. It has been possible due to teamwork. Had they been walking alone and tried to cross individually, this couldn't have been possible or could have been more difficult and time consuming.

My observations:

In order to comprehend this task, a few things must be taken into consideration:

1. Management tasks should never be desinged for as per the person's structure or ablity, they must be designed in such a way that any one can perform them till any level.
2. Responsibility of each individual must be clear. Load on all individuals must be similar so as to allow smooth functioning.
3. Training individuals to do the task and finally executing it successfully.
Here is the final pictography of the task: