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The Third annual VLA
HR Challenge which held on Thursday, 30 November 2006 was a huge
success. The event attracted HR managers from every sector of the
Nigerian economy. The HR Practitioners from key industry sectors
Financial Services, Oil & as, Telecommunications, Manufacturing,
Information Technology, Consulting and Hospitality, found the event
invaluable as they were able to interact, network, and learn
successful teaming techniques in an unconventional form.
Organisations represented at the event included: Ecobank, GT Bank,
Access Bank Plc, Zenith Bank, DN Meyer, AG Leventis, Globacom,
Cadbury, Guiness Nigeria Plc, the Central Bank of Nigeria, Grange
School, MTS first.
Teaming to succeed addressed an issue critical to the success of any
organization; how business performance can be improved through team
effort. Just like sports teams, it is important that the entities
within an organization work in partnership and collaborate to ensure
organizational success. This could clearly be seen in all the
activities engaged in at the event.
From a game of 5 aside football, to a test of sight, to an
interesting twist on follow the leader, to paper toy building and a
various other games, participants learnt the importance of
visioning, cohesion as a team, communication, leadership and
collaboration.
The VLA HR Challenge 2006 was entirely activity based learning,
action learning and experiential in every detail. Every participant
felt and experienced all the learning points first hand. Light bulbs
were coming on almost every minute with insights generated as the
games progressed.
At the end of every activity, there were debriefing sessions which
highlighted lessons learnt.
Participants at Teaming to Succeed rated the event excellent and
said that learning points were numerous and invaluable.
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Responses
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“An enriching
learning experience which proffers a fresh perspective to the
centrality of teamwork to excellent corporate performance”.
Bablola Adeyemi | The Guardian
“Very good programme that teaches valuable lessons in an
unconventional way”
Godrey Ogbechie | Fidelity Bank Plc
“The programme had the desired impact and the methodology was very
unique and effective.
Seyi Odutayo | Ecobank Plc
The VLA HR Challenge has continued to improve with the years. Keep
it up.
Mahmud Othman | AG Leventis Nigeria Plc.
The event was co sponsored by Virgin Nigeria , Protea Hotel Oakwood
Park, Pfizer, and Dalewares. Contributors to the Lucky dip include:
Virgin Nigeria, Protea Hotel Oakwood Park, Protea Hotel Victoria
Island, MTS 1st, Laterna Ventures and the host company, VLA.
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The event explored
the following subjects in a dynamic funpacked, and experiential
manner:
The Rational for a team approach
Leading teams
Communication in teams
Collaborative teams. |
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In her welcome address Mo Abudu;
the Managing Director of Vic Lawrence & Associates Limited,
stated that “ successful teams are are the key to having
successful organizations. If your teams are not working well, an
organization cannot achieve its objective. She enjoyed all the
participants to open their minds and learn the key issues that
would ensure that they team to succeed. |
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Some Learning Points
from the days' activities include:
1. The 5 Aside Game:
a. In the workplace, a lot of individuals have personal agendas
which may conflict with the teams' agenda. These personal agendas,
which are usually hidden affect their performance and the
performance of the entire organization
b. Organisations do not succeed when the individuals' agenda
conflicts with the team agenda.
c. The “do it all alone “leader does not get the support or the “buy
in” of his team members.
2. The Vision Game
a. Perception: We all see things differently.
b. Sometimes, we express what we see differently when we see the
same thing.
c. Communication: We should try to eliminate gaps otherwise we would
not have communicated the vision of the organization properly.
3. Blind Trust:
a. Leadership must be clear on their vision and mission
b. Leadership must be clear on their strategy to achieving the
vision and the mission
c. Leadership must be patient and accommodating
d. Leaders must communicate effectively with the different types of
people in their organizations.
e. Leadership must guide their people through the challenges and
obstacles to the business in the workplace.
f. Leadership must understand that people do not grasp things at the
same level, in the same manner and at the same rate.
4. Lets' Get Talking: Highlighting communication breakdown in
organizations.
a. Depending on when, where and whom the communication breakdown
occurs,
i. It will distort the organizations objectives
ii. It will distort the process
iii. It will distort the outcomes
iv. It will resort to strife and the apportioning of blame
5. The Banana Island Game:
a. The organization must be clear in their objectives
b. The organization must be specific about its processes and
procedures
c. The organization must have a learning culture and must have an
environment where people can acquire new skills
d. One person can only contribute a little, two people can do so
much but working together enables us achieve maximum results.
e. Organisations and their people can only attain new levels when
they acquire new skills regularly.
f. Organisations must engender a culture of shared responsibility.
g. The game accommodates situational leadership.
h. The game helped re-emphasize the principle of coming together,
staying together and working together.
True to the culture of VLA and the notions that teams must celebrate
their successes, the VLA team was applauded for successfully hosting
a ground breaking programme.
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We look forward to
the 2007 VLA HR Challenge. What we can promise you, is that it would
be even better than Teaming to Succeed.
Pictures from the event.
Articles from the Teaming to succeed workbook (PDF File). |
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Is to be the first choice for Human Resource Solution.
Our Values
Passion, Intergrity, Leadership and Focus.
Our Mission
Is clear and succint. Develop people, create the future.
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