What is Game Theory?
Game Theory is a mathematical concept that was made popular by actor, Russell Crowe, in the hit film “A Beautiful Mind” that was screened in 2002. So what exactly is Game Theory?
Game Theory can be defined as a means of analyzing strategic actions that, more often than not, result from the consideration of the expected behaviour of others.
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Our film industry is not just about masala and dancing around trees, there have been some movies that have been really inspirational and one movie that truly inspired me in many ways is Chak de India.
Its a movie on how an Indian women hockey team, a team that exists more on paper and less in reality, goes on to win a world cup against all odds. These 16 girls initially believed to be “chakla balen chale wale ladkiya” finaly win the world cup thanks to their hardwork and coach Kabir Khan’s mentoring and guidance.
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Team building has been much maligned in the HR community for a multitude of reasons, the main being lack of measurable ROI. So do team building workshops really work or is just good money down the proverbial drain? To answer this, let us start by looking at how team building workshops are normally organized. In a lot of organizations, team building is considered as a “Fun Day”, where you can let your hair down and act like a kid. For many off-sites spread over multiple days, it takes on the role of gap filler more than a developmental activity. If the manner of execution for team building is similar to what is described above, then it is very likely that the team does not move forward an inch in their development. There needs to be a clear distinction between “Fun Day” and Team Building. While a fun day might be a good way to recharge drained batteries with en element of humor and fun, team building should be undertaken for a clear set of definable objectives. For the time being let us assume that we manage to do that part of program design and execution well; your team has done a great team building workshop where they had fun and also touched upon some of the developmental areas which needed to be worked on. What next for the team?
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What exactly can a team building workshop achieve? In the most ideal of situations – can a group of people who don’t really feel like a team, go back from the program feeling bonded like buddies?
The answer is a categorical NO. The biggest paradigm that you need to understand is that “Team building” is not an “activity”. It is a “process”. Hence depending on where the team currently is in its state of development in the Tuckman model, an ideal team building program can ensure that it moves along further ahead towards becoming a performing team.
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