The PG lab was three day event at the Lonavala. Right from the start of the program, most of us were very excited about the program. We had high hopes about it and it did not disappoint us. At the end of the three day event all the members of the batch were bonded more. The trust we had among us multiplied many times and we could a get a hands-on experience of how to network. On a personal front, I could say that the lab helped me to challenge my own beliefs about myself and helped to increase my self-confidence several notches.
It all began around 1 o’clock in the afternoon on 16th February. From this year the …show more content…
When the results of the personality traits analysis were coming out the people with the same traits were made to sit together and people were engaged in pulling the legs of different groups.
We were supposed to have an outbound activity in the afternoon session but due to unprecedented situation in the city the activity was shifted to the next day and indoor class room sessions commenced throughout the day. The professors, the program associates and the organizers showed remarkable team work in quickly changing the plan. The learning from this exercise was that be dynamic and always be ready be multiple plans. If one does not work out, quickly employ the other alternatives.
The following events of the day were a quick visit from the Lonavala town, followed by a sumptuous dinner and a DJ nite. We enjoyed to the fullest and bonding between each one of us seemed to have strengthened. Planning so many activities within a short period of time was an exercise in time management. I realized that we learn more when we share …show more content…
We were divided in a team of eight and were asked to locate treasures as per the guidelines. This was a very good exercise where we could divide tasks among people, assigning the right task to the right people and proceed towards a common goal. At the end of the exercise we needed to collaborate even with members of the other group. This was a classic case of cohesiveness leading to maximizing productivity. During the course of the event we had various sub tasks. We realized that for each a different strategy was needed. Initially we had a few hiccups and also took a lot of time in completing a couple of sub tasks at the beginning. At the that time we also had a high acceptance in the group. Then we changed our approach and assigned a couple of group members the role of a devil’s advocate. They pointed out several flaws in our approaches which helped us to rectify our mistakes and be more powerful as a