VALLEY CROSSING

Here are three men walking but are stalled because infront of them lay a valley which they have to cross.


1. The width of the gap between the valleys is more than a step so they canot jump over it but less than two steps.
2. There is no temporary bridge available i.e no falt platform which they can lay over the gap and walk over.


So what do they do?
After searching for resources they found a round wooden log and they use it to cross the valley. Its illustrated in the picture below.

Creative and wonderful. The image itself is good enough to illustrate that phenomenon. But there are some managerial concept hidden here which is discussed below.


   TEAM: A team comprises a group of people linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks. the valley cannot be crossed by a single person but as a team they form a synergy and achieve more than what individually they can achieve.


   STRUCTURING OF TASK: There are three position in this whole task.


1. High Risque: The hanging position is of high risque.
2. Medium Risque: One foot on the ground and other hanging in valley is medium risque.
3. No Risque: The position where both the feet are on ground is of no risque.


     Here if you notice all the persons go through this phase. So all positions are same. The tasks should be designed in such a way that it shouldnot be dependent on person.


   STRUCTURING OF TASK ROLES: Tasks should have certain attributes for perfect realisation of a task. these are
      1.Interlocking roles i.e. highest level of interdependency
       2.Highest level of interactions among the members
       3.Instantaneous feedback
       4,No scope for any Social loafing


The task here is highly interdependent and provides instantenous feedback upon any mishap.


TEAM EXCELLENCE:  Excellence is efficiency * effectiveness. Individual cannot achieve excellence but a team an organisation can achieve that. Efficiency and effectiveness both comes simultaneously and has to be handled simultaneously. Effectiveness is where to go? and efficiency is how to go efficiently i.e at reduced cost or enhanced safety. But to put effect efficiency one has to again think efficiently.


 This small exercise teaches us how to effectively work in a team beacuse an well managed team can achieve more than all the individuals combined where as an ineffective management can cause utter blunder as we see in the Maruti Suzuki case at Manesar Plant.