By Nicola Lok (Class of 2017)
In today’s business environment, management soft skills are of critical importance. In order to help IBCE and GBS students further develop these skills and apply relevant knowledge and attitude to the workplace, a team effectiveness workshop was conducted on November 16 and 17 in Zhuhai.
The workshop took an experiential approach in fostering team spirit, leadership, communication and problem solving skills. For each team building activity, students were given three attempts so that they could continuously revise their gaming strategies to perfect their performance. Moreover, the reflection and sharing sessions after each activity allowed students to understand the other teams’ strategies, problems encountered and respective solutions.
Highlights of the trip included kayaking and rowing activities. These created the opportunity to forge a closer bond between the IBCE and GBS students. These activities highlighted the power of having a “can-do” attitude despite the anxiety associated with unfamiliarity. The sense of achievement gained from completing all the tasks and the satisfaction of pushing the limits were the students’ greatest takeaways from this trip.
