on christmas eve xx, a group of 9 postgraduates under the supervision of 4 formal staffs in china financial service group ltd. (cfsg) traveled to dafushan park for 2 main purposes: enjoying the beautiful nature scenery, and learning teamwork skills.
the 9 postgraduates were actually on the 4th day of their orientation programme in cfsg, they are about to graduate with master degree from top un iversities around different places, passed 3 levels of interviews, finally they were considered as candidates with the opportunity of 2 months’ orientation programme. candidates were taken care by the 4 staffs in the cfsg, who are the trainers from the human resource department. after an hours’ driving, the team arrived dafushan park in the south of guangzhou. i was one of the candidates.
then we hired bicycles and ride either in pairs or individually in the park. although it was in winter, the weather was perfectly fine, sunny and warm. the sky was rrrwm blue, the sunshine was nice, and wind was gentle. after 20 minutes’ riding, we arrived a place by a lake; there were flowers nearby; colours like red, green and yellow unfolded a beautiful nature.
despite enjoying such fascinating views, we started the 1st part of the teamwork learning: efficient communication. the group were divided into 5 pairs, 2 members in each pair, one in each pair was required to cover his/her eyes with an eye patch, and the other had the task of guiding his/her partner with voice and body communication. then lisa who is one of the trainers walked randomly, each pair was required to follow lisa’s step in round one. however, in round two each pair member changed their position, www.rrrwm following all the same rules but without the aid of body touch. all pairs performed well in round one; while in round two, some fell down and some finished the task quite satisfactorily. we discussed our own understanding through the experiment, and we concluded the importance of efficient communication in terms of achieving overall team objective. when playing as a leader, correct and immediate information should be provided in accordance of specific conditions. when being leaded, mutual trust as well as accepting the information what the leader provided should be put ahead of everything. based on such concept, the one who is being leaded can, from some extent make more formal decision. however, compared to round one with the assistance of body communication; in round two, when there is no guider beside, cooperation became quite tough, leaders are suggested to think about the position of the one being leaded.