I had an opportunity to attend a “team building” program a few months back, that cost the company around 150,000 for a team of 30 people (Approx 5000 per head for a 2 day program)…

The spirit of participation I saw in these programs was awesome, and teams that were formed, functioned like efficient well oiled unit, to scale walls, complete jigsaws comprising units created out of personal abilities, and come up with amazing capabilities on display. The spirits simply flowed during the event, and so did good music, bonhomie, good food, luxuries of a 5 star service and so on.

The manager who sanctioned budgets for the program, was aglow as he presented report after report that showed how people had geared up to the concept of “sharing, aligning, and participating as a unit”.

The teams returned to their workplace, and for 15 whole days, the program was the talk of the dept; memories were re-lived, picts where shared and pored over, the coffee machine served to continue the bond and so on …

… till 15 days later,  the parent co located somewhere in the US decided that they need to drop “non-performing people” in the workforce. And they introduced a novel idea called “throw yourself out if you can’t prove you’re better”

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