Tuesday, July 13, 2004
TV Show
Most of the time, watching TV show is a mere time wasting event. It is a mean to spend the available time while getting some entertaintainment out of it. But there was this reality show, which provides entertainment as well as educational value. This reality TV show was about two teams of people competing on an assignment given by the chief of a big corporation. For each assignment competed, the winner team got invited to some luxury indulgent. The loser team got to face the boardroom and one of the team members was fired. The last remainder person left was rewarded with the position of President in one of the company owned by the corporation.
At the beginning, it was the men’s team verses the women’s team. At first, the men’s team lost on the first few assignments losing a number of men. Then the teams were reshuffled into two mixed teams so that the numbers of team members were roughly the same and the two teams continued to compete on further assignment. It was an interesting TV show and there were some corporate lessons worth learning.
From watching the show, I gather that the following are some of the important lessons arising from the various assignments.
1. Love what we do. Even, if we are doing something non-glamorous, we have to love the job and put our heart and mind into it.
2. Do not just blame others for failure. We need to find out the reasons for failure and improve our performance on those areas. Mere blaming others will not get us too far.
3. Be a good negotiator. We must be able to adapt and change our negotiation style each time to suit the need.
4. Be true to ourselves and stand up for our right. We must not depend on others to fight for our right.
5. Be brave and decisive. A person who is unable to make a decision, or who take excessively long time to make decision is not going to be successful.
6. Show appreciation for other people. We need to appreciate the work of others and maintain good working relationship.
7. Encourage teamwork. A good leader is the one that provides support for the weaker team member and gets the best out from the team.
8. Make constructive idea. Idea should be sound and workable.
9. Be professional. Sex appeal can work at times but for long-term success, we need to be professional in our work and to produce quality work.
Watching TV shows can have an educational effect. It is only a matter of decision as to what show to watch on the TV.
At the beginning, it was the men’s team verses the women’s team. At first, the men’s team lost on the first few assignments losing a number of men. Then the teams were reshuffled into two mixed teams so that the numbers of team members were roughly the same and the two teams continued to compete on further assignment. It was an interesting TV show and there were some corporate lessons worth learning.
From watching the show, I gather that the following are some of the important lessons arising from the various assignments.
1. Love what we do. Even, if we are doing something non-glamorous, we have to love the job and put our heart and mind into it.
2. Do not just blame others for failure. We need to find out the reasons for failure and improve our performance on those areas. Mere blaming others will not get us too far.
3. Be a good negotiator. We must be able to adapt and change our negotiation style each time to suit the need.
4. Be true to ourselves and stand up for our right. We must not depend on others to fight for our right.
5. Be brave and decisive. A person who is unable to make a decision, or who take excessively long time to make decision is not going to be successful.
6. Show appreciation for other people. We need to appreciate the work of others and maintain good working relationship.
7. Encourage teamwork. A good leader is the one that provides support for the weaker team member and gets the best out from the team.
8. Make constructive idea. Idea should be sound and workable.
9. Be professional. Sex appeal can work at times but for long-term success, we need to be professional in our work and to produce quality work.
Watching TV shows can have an educational effect. It is only a matter of decision as to what show to watch on the TV.
