The Management Project presentation time is coming. The written part is okay, PowerPoint slides are almost completed, overall experience of teamwork is... not going easy.
I had lots of team projects and presentations in the past, and I do not recall having any problems with them. But now things are more challenging and it surprises me.
This comes from that I was not experienced in team projects with multicultural team members.
Why don't we have a course on The Art of Team Work?
Seriously, why? Most of the job postings include strong team work skills as a requirement. It makes sense, hence nobody will work alone after MBA -even the smallest businesses include team work.
Group motivation vs. Individual motivation
Communication and Listening skills
Personality Analysis
Individuality vs. Group think
Gender effect on business
Respect (This is a subjective term)
Anger Management and Coping with the 'challenging' behaviours of others
etc.
The subjects above can be lethal for any business and can even change the world. The best technical knowledge is even useless if you cannot go in harmony with your team.
We don't have such a course in our program, and I admit I am having a tough time with my Management Project group nowadays. But I know I am lucky for learning valuable lessons about multicultural teams. I will remember these days gratefully in the future, I believe.
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