Isn’t it true that teamwork is very important for games like Basketball, Baseball, Soccer and many more for them to win the game? Every time a player from a winning team is interviewed after the game, he says “It’s teamwork.” Even someone like Michael Jordan believes in teamwork and doesn’t single out any single player as the star of the show.
We know companies that send their managers and employees to seminars that give training on teambuilding. As a human resources consultant, I highly recommend it because it will result in company efficiency. It will be difficult for the company if one department cannot work well with another department.
I remember a game we played about teambuilding. The game had to make 6 people walk together stepping on two wooden planks and the first person held onto the rope tied to it while the rest held onto the waist. Imagine 2 long skis with 6 people on top. We had to think and work together how to get to the end of the line without having to fall and win as well. Because everyone cooperated, we had no problem winning. But if everyone made their way, what a disaster it would have been and someone could have been injured as well.
I must say that we can apply this in the family. Wouldn’t it be great if each member of the family played their part well in their homework assignment as a gamer? For example, when Dad comes home from work, Mom already prepared a delicious meal, Ann helped Mom set the table, and Liz and Joey are ready to help clean the dishes afterward. What a relaxing night it would be for everyone, especially Mom and Dad.
What if one Saturday, Dad would be so happy if Joey could help him wash the car and take out the trash while Ann and Liz help Mom do the laundry? Then when the work is done, everyone can spend the rest of the day enjoying a picnic or movie together and the day was not wasted.
Let’s get creative and make it fun for kids too. In this way, they themselves will not feel that everything is work. At the same time, this builds discipline in everyone just like basketball players. Yes, be a family team!
