So, what does my lamentations/grouses/broodings above have anything to do with the theme of my blog, which is supposed to be based on holidays?
First of all, my company trip was supposed to be a fun-filled, relaxing time away from the office, where everybody will get to know people they have never interacted with on a personal level. Second of all, it was supposed to be a holiday. All play and no work.
Well, to say the very least, the session was only enliven up on the last day of the event, where the 2 most important elements above were combined. The first day was all work. The early second half of the day was about work as well. The later second half of the day were spent walking aimlessly around the grounds of the hotel, looking for supposedly hidden 'clues' and 'treasures'.
On the third day, we played charades . A game, which didn't require words (Thank God!) and only pure, immediate actions. God knows how much we need charades in our daily employment. An organization can't be filled with only people who just talk and voice out their ideas and expect little minions to execute their plans. People who come up with zillions of innovative ideas , whose only effort to ensure the ideas are acted upon are through emails and instructions.
It was fun because everybody played their parts with such excellence. Roles were well defined. Everybody understood that it was a process that each of them had to go through. Laughter abundant, jokes anticipated at every corner.
It is ironic that out of the 6 sessions spent together, I only enjoyed the last. Perhaps, sessions like these are not meant for enjoyment. More for re-enforcing the spirit of knowing who's who in the organization and identifying further improvement opportunities just for the sake of formalizing them officially.
First of all, my company trip was supposed to be a fun-filled, relaxing time away from the office, where everybody will get to know people they have never interacted with on a personal level. Second of all, it was supposed to be a holiday. All play and no work.
Well, to say the very least, the session was only enliven up on the last day of the event, where the 2 most important elements above were combined. The first day was all work. The early second half of the day was about work as well. The later second half of the day were spent walking aimlessly around the grounds of the hotel, looking for supposedly hidden 'clues' and 'treasures'.
On the third day, we played charades . A game, which didn't require words (Thank God!) and only pure, immediate actions. God knows how much we need charades in our daily employment. An organization can't be filled with only people who just talk and voice out their ideas and expect little minions to execute their plans. People who come up with zillions of innovative ideas , whose only effort to ensure the ideas are acted upon are through emails and instructions.
It was fun because everybody played their parts with such excellence. Roles were well defined. Everybody understood that it was a process that each of them had to go through. Laughter abundant, jokes anticipated at every corner.
It is ironic that out of the 6 sessions spent together, I only enjoyed the last. Perhaps, sessions like these are not meant for enjoyment. More for re-enforcing the spirit of knowing who's who in the organization and identifying further improvement opportunities just for the sake of formalizing them officially.
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