This evening, we held our first management training session for our client on Teamwork – how to build a team, the characteristics of an effective team, and how to deal with conflict. We introduced two original team building activities that really resonated well with our audience. The first was a jigsaw puzzle activity and the second, a more complicated problem solving activity involving paper lily pads. The audience was initially reluctant to speak up when we asked open-ended questions, but after they warmed up to us and the topics, we were happy to have a lot of participation.

IBMers presenting

We had about 40 employees attend the session

Working on the Jigsaw Puzzle activity

Lily pad activity

Lily pad activity

After the session, our client Vice Director took us out to a fancy Japanese restaurant where we had a lovely meal.

From left to right: Brad (IBM CSC), Nguyen (Longhorn translator), me, Mr. Khanh (Vice Director), Mrs. Khanh (Vice Director’s wife), Mr. Nghia (Head of Business Planning)

We have a pretty busy week ahead of us – one more training session and trying to consolidate our preliminary recommendations for some ERP and CRM low-cost software. So, sorry for the short post, but it’s time to get some sleep!