TEAMBUILDING

- Barangay Merville -
•The Parable of
the Tea Cup
 To prepare for this learning
journey
let us share with you a story
that is said
to be often used by Bruce Lee
in
teaching his students the art of
learning…..
 A man had studied martial arts for
many years when he decided to seek
the tutelage of the great Master to
perfect his craft. Meeting with the
Master for the first time, he told the
old man of all his accomplishments
and
knowledge, leaving hardly a space for
the Master to respond.
 The Master got up and
gathered cups and
a pot of tea. The Master
began to pour the tea,
starting with his guest’s cup,
while the man
continued talking of all he
had learned,
hoping to impress the teacher
with his
skill and understanding.
 The Master poured tea very slowly,
and kept going even when the liquid
reached the top of the cup.
At first the student didn’t say anything,
but when the tea began to cover the
whole tray he couldn’t stand it any
longer.
 “The cup is overflowing, You must
stop pouring!”

The Master observed, “This cup is like you.

You are so full of the knowledge you have
gained, you don’t have room for any more.”
“If I am to teach you anything, you must first
empty your cup”.
 This is therefore an invitation
to empty your cup as we walk
you through the journey

of

TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY

STRUCTURED LEARNING EXERCISE
- THE MATCH BOX TOWER -
Personal Mastery
In the beginning, the Pencil
Maker spoke to the pencil
saying, "There are five things
you need to know before I
send you out into the world.

Always remember them

and you will become the
best pencil you can be
You will be able to do
many great things, but
only if you allow
yourself to be held in
Someone's hand.
You have the ability to correct
any mistakes you might make.
No matter what the
condition, you
must continue to
write. You must
always leave a
clear, legible mark
no matter how
difficult the
situation.
The pencil understood, promising to
remember, and went into the box
fully understanding its Maker's
purpose.
You will be able to do
many great things, but
only if you allow
yourself to be held in
God's hand. You must
also allow other
human beings to
access you for the
many gifts you
possess.
You will experience painful
sharpening from time to
time. You will meet
challenges and difficulties ,
but you'll need it to become
a stronger person.
You will be able to
correct mistakes you
might make .
You will learn and
grow through them.
The most important
part of you will
always be what's on
the inside.
Everyone is like a
pencil...
created by the Maker
for a unique and
special purpose.
Building Productive
Teams
TEAM ESSENTIALS

Team Essentials

1. COMMON GOAL Aim & Objectives

2. BEHAVIOURAL EXPECTATIONS Values & Norms
3. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Learning & Innovation
4. USEFUL FEEDBACK Frequent & Respectful
5. EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP Shared & Strategic
6. PEER ACCOUNTABILITY Self & Group
7. RESULT FOCUS Actions & Outcomes
8. POSITIVE ATTITUDE Patience & Caring
9. VERY RESOURCEFUL Innovative & Realistic
10. HIGH TRUST Respectful & Honesty
TEAM DILEMMAS

Here are some team dilemmas that can hamper the development of a
successful team:
• Personal grievances against each other
• Feelings of powerlessness
• Insufficient sharing of information
• Competitive behaviour
• Dissatisfaction with allocation of work
• Anger at decisions
• Frustration about some past incident
• Resentment at lack of appreciation or recognition
• Failure to receive support
• No celebration of success
EFFECTIVE TEAMS

OPPORTUNITY

The
“ORMING” TODAY
Denial Rebuild
FUTURE

Curve FORMING
IDENTIFY
PERFORMING
RESPOND
Issue

PERFORMANCE
Anger HOPE
STORMING NORMING
ASSESS UNDERSTAND

Stages of Loss - Dr. Kubler-Ross, 1968

Rollercoaster of Change - S. Haines, 1994 HANG IN
Managing Change - G. McIntosh, 1996

TIME
LESSONS OF
THE GEESE
The next season,
when you see the geese migrating,
going to a warmer place,
to sort the winter...
Pay attention that they fly in a “V” formation
Maybe you will be interested in knowing
Why they do it this way...
By flying in a “V” formation....
 The whole flock increases
the flight efficiency by 71%

Compared to just one bird flying alone

Lesson 1:
Sharing the same
direction
and working as a team,
get us to the destination
quicker and easier.
By helping ourselves,
the
accomplishments are
greater!.
When a goose leaves the
formation..
He feels the resistance of the air and the
difficulties of flying alone....
Then, he quickly comes back to the formation
to take advantage of the the flock’s power
in front of him ..
Lesson 2:

By staying in tune and united beside those who

are going in the same direction,
the effort will be less.

It will be easier and pleasing to reach the goals,

Everyone will be inclined to accept and give

help.
When the leader goose gets tired of flying...
... He goes to the end of the “V” formation.
While another goose takes the lead.
Lesson 3:

To share the leadership,

There must be mutual respect between us

all the time...

Sharing the hardest problems

and tasks..

Gathering our abilities and

combining our faculties,
talents and resources….
The geese flying on a “V” formation, they quack
to encourage to the ones in the front.

In that way, they keep the same speed.

Lesson 4:

When there is courage and encouragement,

the progress is greater..

A timely word of encouragement,

always motivates, helps and strengthens..
It produces the best of benefits...
When a goose gets sick, is injured
or gets tired ,
And he must leave
the formation...
Other geese leave the formation too,
and they fly with him to help him out
and protect him.
They remain with him
until he dies
or he is able to fly again.
They reach their bevy
or they just make another “V” formation.
Lesson 5:

Let’s stay
beside each other
no matter what the differences.

Specially in times of difficulty

and great challenges..
If we bond together and support each
other..
If we make true the spirit of teamwork..
Regardless of our differences, we can rise
to meet our challenge.

If we understand the real value of

friendship..

If we are aware of the feeling of sharing..

LIFE WILL BE EASIER

AND THE PASSING OF YEARS
MORE FULFILLING ..
MARAMING SALAMAT PO!!!