Well how did the house decorating go in your house? It is a very difficult time of year - you are tired, preoccupied with all the things that you have got to do and the children keep nagging about when you are going to put the decorations up!
A few years ago I decided to make paper chains - very traditional and "green" decorations - we use them for two-three years and then they are totally recyclable and we recycle the fronts of this year's Christmas cards on the cards we make for next year too - but that is another story for another day.
Making the paperchains made me think about team work. We divided the tasks - I was cutting the paper pieces on the guillotine and making piles of self-same colours and the children were designing their own paperchains. They chose their own colours that they thought would work together and made their designs. There is a great self-satisfaction in watching the chains grow as you go on. The final work when they are all put up is beautiful as the different colours and designs intermingle on the ceiling. Someting to stand back, gaze and be proud of!
Team work - too often we expect people to conform to the same standards and thought processes rather than allowing them to develop their own skills which in time will complement each other. In theory, a team is about developing a network of mutual support in order to reach a series of common goals. In practice, that is not always the case.
I like the quote, reputedly by Henry Ford, the pioneering American industrialist, "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success!" Thought -provoking words.
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Posted by: GoGirlfriend | January 06, 2008 at 02:35 AM