Sunday 7 July 2013

Teamwork & Productivity :- Explained by Three monks

Before explaining the insights of above terms I would like to showcase the below
video which explain the acitivites of 3 monks in it.



The film is based on the ancient Chinese proverb "One monk will shoulder two
buckets of water; two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will
want to fetch water."A different music instrument was used to signify each monk as the
film does not contain any dialogues.

In this film there are 3 scenes, telling the story from the aspect of the each Buddhist
monk.

Now after analyzing the video I came to following things which explains the terms productivity
and teamwork :-

1. Productivity :- Productivity is about how well an organisation converts resource inputs
into goods or services.Workplace productivity is about how firms can utilise labour and skills, innovation, technology and
organisational structure to improve the quantity and quality of their output.
Basically it's about exploring all the ways that can make a working environment more
efficient.

2. Teamwork :- It's basically about individual vs collective approach. How well the contraints
can be reduced or removed while working in a team rather than working individually

Final Conclusion about the video :-

Sr. No.
Parameters
Method 1 : one monk activity
Method 2 :Two persons bringing one bucket
Method 3:3 monks + pulley
1
Input - Human Joules*
1
2
3
2
Effort (In Joule)
100
80
        Very Less
  (Almost Negligible)
3
Output - water in no. of Buckets
2
1
Many
4
Productivity(Output/Input)
100/1 = 100 J
80/2 = 40 J
Much More
5
Communication
Nil
Direct - Personal
Indirect – Instantaneous
6
Task role
Independent
Dependent
Highly Dependent
7
Work changes
Nil
Midpoint Identification
Innovative work practices

* Assuming 1 person is using 1 joule

2 comments:

  1. Your productivity table given above needs correction !

    Productivity = Output / Input.. ; Output is water in no. ob buckets.. Input is effort.. in human zouls ( not no. of persons ! )


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