Valley crossing –a team based organisation

Today we will discuss about the importance of team work and the valley crossing activity as a team activity but before we proceed further it is better to discuss what one of our eminent personality says about team work.

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

Friends team means a strongly bonded organisation. It is an absolute form of unity and it has its own spirit formed from the individual spirit . A life threatening situation like valley crossing requires something bigger than just an organisation .It requires a team spirit.

Let us look into some peculiarities of Team

        1)    Very high level of commitment among individuals towards the goal.

        2)     A high level of individual trust .

        3)    A very high level of communication required.

Life Cycle of the valley crossing Team

TEAM FORMATION : THE 1ST STEP 

When  the first person reaches the valley ,  it is important for that  person to realize his potential .  It is important for him to know that he alone can not cross the valley , he has to form a team to cross the valley.  When the second person joins both of them needs to assess the situation with the new joint perspectives . when the third person joins they have to realize the possibility of crossing the valley . They should be capable to evaluate the situation and visualize the possibility of the achievement of Goal.

TEAM PLANNING : THE 2ND STEP

 After the formation of team ,it is important to realize that what are the different ways to   
  valleys . Is it necessary to have any other stick or any other equipment requirement??.
  In what time he has to complete the valley crossing work??.      
what accidents can take place while performing the operation and  what preparation can be done for it                                                          

TEAM ORGANIZING : THE 3RD STEP

 After planning it is necessary to allot the resources .In this case ,we have to decide what kind of bureaucracy can be set to control the organisation.  Bureacracy is required to
 1)    To prevent the first person from leaving the job after he crossed the valley.
 2)  To prevent the third person from leaving the job when two person are still hanging in the valley.

TEAM LEADING : THE 4TH STEP

 After Organizing,it is necessary to maintain same level of commitment .In this case, it is necessary for someone to keep motivating the team members towards the goal and continuously igniting their passion to complete the valley crossing task.

TEAM CONTROLLING : THE 5TH STEP

 It is important to control activity.This includes

1) Continuous information sharing and informing proper movements.

2) To ensure that each one plays its role properly.

3) To set new goals for future venture.

                 
                                                                        



                                                                                                 

      
      

YES ONE MAN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE(ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY)

“ Yes ,one man can make a difference “ that’s what I felt when I first landed on the khan academy site. Initiated by Salman Khan ( MIT graduate in electrical ,mathematics ,computer and also a Harvard graduate)the academy is like a revolution and changing  the traditional model  education system.

“khan Academy” is today one of its own kind of tutorial with over 3200 videos. It is extensively used world wide with free accessibility and covered a diverse Area ,with topics ranging from mathematics to History .

Khan Academy proves that “ Something  are above money and profits “.Khan not only gave up his lucrative Job as Hedge fund manager but also financed the Project from his own pocket in its initial years. He also stopped the advertising money once he started receiving money in the form of Donation from leading business heads. This shows how khan put ethics always before money.  Ethics was not just limited to Books for him but beyond tha the implemented  in his real life too.

 I was inquisitive about  what made salman khan leave his Job ?? why his lectures succeed inspite of the presence of 1000 other videos in you tube ?? what he did differently or what were his strengths that he was able to generate such an influence??

I started my search to answer this questions  and was fruitless until I came across this video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C7FH7El35w&feature=relmf

.In this video khan shared his feelings  on what was his motivation for this project . what was going through his mind when he was leaving his job.(In b/w  1:14:00 to 1:16:0)

 I also read the viewers comments on few of his random sample videos to find what were his strengths  of videos compared to other videos.

Few points which I came up were:-

1)      Salman khan knowledge in computers(graduation from MIT) helped him to design his education system better .He was always able to use his knowledge  to modify his interaction and manage his deliveries better (He confesses it at the start of video).

I learned that knowledge of the system is as important as the matter itself because how it is communicated is ensured by the system.

2)      His delivery style was different .He was not present in front of video instead he was delivering his lecture in background. There is an interesting point why Salman did this .He explained while he was tutoring  his Cousin Nadia .He accidentally used this method .In the next lecture when he tried to present in a conventional way to his cousin ,his cousin asked Salman  to present it the earlier way  because it was more friendly.

Hence forth, Salman continue presenting  with dark background and being not visible himself.

3)      His way of teaching was more casual and more friendlier voice that encouraged  the young  school boys to like him. It was not a lecturer voice that was teaching them but a friend who was guiding them.

4)      Salman covered a topic  in a very systematic way .He discussed its merit in the video.

Thus Khan Academy not only teaches one about subjects but also about How a mix of Motivation and concentrating on smaller details can make a big difference and can play a huge role on your success.