tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post3009413006814344368..comments2024-03-28T16:41:30.812-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: Teamwork TrainingVictor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-33174696861753468682020-10-11T15:34:53.661-07:002020-10-11T15:34:53.661-07:00When I don't know what to say I always invent ...When I don't know what to say I always invent words.<br /><br />God bless you, Mimi.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-50236435781563443852020-10-11T05:47:55.555-07:002020-10-11T05:47:55.555-07:00Victor, i think you helped everyone, and i really ...Victor, i think you helped everyone, and i really enjoy the word you invented for this piece, "diatripe." That's an excellent one!<br /><br />Hope you have a blessed and beautiful day.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-64501268426814188682020-10-09T16:13:04.270-07:002020-10-09T16:13:04.270-07:00You are very lucky, Happyone.
God bless.You are very lucky, Happyone.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-69291778366491858682020-10-09T15:20:20.646-07:002020-10-09T15:20:20.646-07:00Lucky for me I never had to go to any of these.
Lucky for me I never had to go to any of these.<br />happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-84712147777937520402020-10-09T13:48:33.283-07:002020-10-09T13:48:33.283-07:00Maybe it was rather dishonest of me, Martha; but I...Maybe it was rather dishonest of me, Martha; but I had heard this guy talk. He was a very nice man, but unfortunately he was very boring. Thinking back all these years, I now feel a little guilty at what I did.<br /><br />You know, I think God created boring people so that we may appreciate the normal ones more. What do you think?<br /><br />God bless.<br /><br />Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-20225508602922899872020-10-09T13:45:27.316-07:002020-10-09T13:45:27.316-07:00Some of the ideas I heard of were really weird, Me...Some of the ideas I heard of were really weird, Mevely. <br /><br />There was an exercise in some Companies for senior management where people were encouraged to be "totally open" with each other. You had a team of people in a room discussing a company problem and they were encouraged to hold nothing back. For example one would say to another, "no wonder you can't lead a team in your department, you don't even know what your wife does behind your back!"<br /><br />God bless, Mevely.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-58738439513583771272020-10-09T13:28:06.470-07:002020-10-09T13:28:06.470-07:00You DO deserve a medal for that heroic exercise, V...You DO deserve a medal for that heroic exercise, Victor, saving the already exhausted crowd from a boring speech. As humorous as you are, I'm sure everyone there still recalls the speech you gave.<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-67215970770604245662020-10-09T12:46:48.961-07:002020-10-09T12:46:48.961-07:00I never experienced anything like yours -- but yes...I never experienced anything like yours -- but yes, Big Corporations seem keen on these 'team-building' exercises. Wouldn't you love to know who, in the first place, sold folks on the merits(?) of this folly. Hopefully, they had the good sense to go into Witness Protection.Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-26303967970439745372020-10-09T10:45:48.114-07:002020-10-09T10:45:48.114-07:00I agree, Bill. Stupid and dumb. Problem is, we had...I agree, Bill. Stupid and dumb. Problem is, we had to attend or else. So I attended but my heart was not in it. And I refused to take part if the exercise I felt was too dangerous; like the lake exercise I mentioned to JoeH above.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-88677992718177078912020-10-09T10:29:21.465-07:002020-10-09T10:29:21.465-07:00💯💯Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-52887683470593254342020-10-09T09:28:58.379-07:002020-10-09T09:28:58.379-07:00Never enjoyed those type of management classes. W...Never enjoyed those type of management classes. We had camps for the weekend where we had to compete against others for the best results working with a partner. Your skills would be evaluated and depending on what you scored, you would get some kind of recognition prize. Stupid and dumb, IMO. Only went to the first one and never again.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-65971338738046049472020-10-09T08:28:06.977-07:002020-10-09T08:28:06.977-07:00That man did like the sound of his voice, Mariette...That man did like the sound of his voice, Mariette. And his speech would have been intellectual, quoting many famous people, and sending everyone to sleep. I don't regret cheating to make the speech myself. I did not use notes. I just talked. Told jokes. And they laughed.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-49970421453388476022020-10-09T08:22:11.520-07:002020-10-09T08:22:11.520-07:00Sadly, JoeH; yes this story is mostly true. I hate...Sadly, JoeH; yes this story is mostly true. I hated those stupid managerial team events. I still have the T shirt; I did not give it to charity. I kept it as a souvenir of stupidity. The slogan was "Unlock Your Potential". I hated the exercises at that event. One involved working as a team using a canoe to paddle across a pond and fetch an item from an island in the middle. Most people were getting wet and dirty falling into the pond/lake. I refused to take part. I stood my ground and showed leadership at not following idiots into the water.<br /><br />And yes, I did cheat at making the final after dinner speech. It was a good speech as I remember.<br /><br />God bless, my friend.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-75355064157909548512020-10-09T08:10:02.674-07:002020-10-09T08:10:02.674-07:00Dearest Victor,
Oh, such an opportunity should be ...Dearest Victor,<br />Oh, such an opportunity should be available more often to cut off any of those idiots that ONLY love to hear themselves speak. <br />We all have been bored many times by such pretentious people... <br />Our motto at the end of a day always is: 'What did we learn today?'<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-18516694451578355212020-10-09T07:59:01.979-07:002020-10-09T07:59:01.979-07:00OMG! Those management classes. They were an oppor...OMG! Those management classes. They were an opportunity for upper management to tick off the "Personal Betterment" box on their yearly goals and todo list. Pure crap!! <br /><br />It is only cheating if you gain at someone else's detriment. In this case you did all a favor. I vote you get a medal.<br /><br />BTW, this is one of your stories that I believe is completely true...well, at least 75% true.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com