Wednesday morning, 12 experienced Group Behavior Consultants flew from overseas to IMD. They were introduced to the 12 study groups in the afternoon at our leadership class. The fun started!
"Gentlement's Club #1, Quest, Tangram, Bungees, U.F.O. (United Fishers Of...), The Screwdrivers, bbb7, Magic 8, 9 United, 1 World, The Country Club, 12 Monkeys", above were the names of 12 study groups presented to the entire class with a video advertising & a logo explaining the names. All the preparations were done within 45 mins! It's interesting to see how the different names correlating to each group in terms of characteristics, directions or wishes.
7:45 am, Thursday morning, all 90 MBAs met at the foyer to board on the bus leading to Outdoor Exercise Centre in an old chateau. Competitions, group tasks, each session was video-taped and followed by a debriefing with coach. Finishing the whole exercise at 5 pm, delicious Chinese dinner was awaiting us at IMD. There was a 4-hour video for each group to review & discuss which is the highlight of the day. Emotions, retrospection & questions all came out, expected or unexpected, most groups ended at midnight, some 2 am.
Understanding how drained we were, Prof. Jack Wood kindly started the class 30 mins then the usual 8 am. Each group was given 90 mins to summarize key learnings, select a video clip and present a picture metaphor. It was kinda shocking when we realized how powerful the emotions were functioning in some groups! All in all, we've tried our best to be sensitive & honest with our feelings. In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to provide feedback to group members in both oral & written forms. More than 2/3 of the class headed to the White Horse pub, due to either too many positive / constructive (negative) feedback or too much stress / psycho talks. Some even saw a few consultants there as well:-) Saturday we had the 1-on-1 session with group consultant for an hour each. They all flew back later that day.
This is our first GREAT outdoor leadership exercise and I'm happy to tell The Gentlemen's Club #1 more or less stayed true to our names with openness & solidarity.
"Gentlement's Club #1, Quest, Tangram, Bungees, U.F.O. (United Fishers Of...), The Screwdrivers, bbb7, Magic 8, 9 United, 1 World, The Country Club, 12 Monkeys", above were the names of 12 study groups presented to the entire class with a video advertising & a logo explaining the names. All the preparations were done within 45 mins! It's interesting to see how the different names correlating to each group in terms of characteristics, directions or wishes.
7:45 am, Thursday morning, all 90 MBAs met at the foyer to board on the bus leading to Outdoor Exercise Centre in an old chateau. Competitions, group tasks, each session was video-taped and followed by a debriefing with coach. Finishing the whole exercise at 5 pm, delicious Chinese dinner was awaiting us at IMD. There was a 4-hour video for each group to review & discuss which is the highlight of the day. Emotions, retrospection & questions all came out, expected or unexpected, most groups ended at midnight, some 2 am.
Understanding how drained we were, Prof. Jack Wood kindly started the class 30 mins then the usual 8 am. Each group was given 90 mins to summarize key learnings, select a video clip and present a picture metaphor. It was kinda shocking when we realized how powerful the emotions were functioning in some groups! All in all, we've tried our best to be sensitive & honest with our feelings. In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to provide feedback to group members in both oral & written forms. More than 2/3 of the class headed to the White Horse pub, due to either too many positive / constructive (negative) feedback or too much stress / psycho talks. Some even saw a few consultants there as well:-) Saturday we had the 1-on-1 session with group consultant for an hour each. They all flew back later that day.
This is our first GREAT outdoor leadership exercise and I'm happy to tell The Gentlemen's Club #1 more or less stayed true to our names with openness & solidarity.
P.S. the mokey picture is our group metaphor after the outdoor exercises & key learnings found out. We realized the problems and want to see more, hear more & talk more whenever appropriate so we can grow more in the long run!
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