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Most times you want to lead. It creates a pressure on you to think, direct and move in certain direction. It is difficult not to lead. Then facilitator instructs you, Now try not to lead . Pause. Allow not to be lead. Wait. Some moments of awkwardness happen. The impulse to lead dilutes. The effort to direct dissolves. The wait becomes bearable. And then you allow to be lead. Then the facilitator instructs you. There comes a time when you are not leading nor being led and simply the movement happens. The rules of movement still hold but the movement is unrestricted. Then you simply flow in the space. Together as team you explore the space. Share. Learn. Move. Unafraid. Unjudged. Like you river your path happens . The jungle of risks, smoothens . The stones of challenges weather . The above thoughts were born out of a team workshop conducted by Preeti Sunderajan, CEO of GAIT . Reach out to her if you need to smoothen out the rough edges from your te...

Suppose you are developing the concept of rural tourism for a village. You start getting enquiries for weekdays trip or for bulk booking say 50+ people or for overnight stays. Now what will you do? You only thought that the village could be a weekend destination with 10-15 people per day but its not. I would recommend that you discuss the same with your local connect and lt him have a internal discussions with various stakeholders in village and come back with his commitment. Show him the stretch goals but do not enforce them. Its their village and they know best as to how much capacity they can build and how much timeoff they can take from their routine farming tasks. Its their business to decide how much they want to take/make? Its not easy for them to accept money in return for the hospitality they provide, they treat it as their duty and do it out of pure love. You may want to go beyond tourism development and will get an urge to develop village. Resist your urge and allo...

Lets consider the alternative in a dramatic way. The team has been going to a crowded mall with multiplex, watching a movie in the dark on their separate seat and eating in a food court or nice restaurant with only the nearest four in conversation if at all and rest hidden in the din. The team has been going to a resort with swimming pool, a little playground with some wet patches, a closed TT/badminton room and a garden with few flowers. Everything well laid out and limited property, kind of a zoo where there are predetermined cages for inmates to choose from. The team has been going to a game alley, again a crowded haven these days with loud music and excess light, sometimes too bright, throwing balls, dancing to graphics and repeated computer noise or riding simulated bikes. Lets consider a rural setting for a while. An open green field, open skies, friendly people. A series of activities to choose from like hiking, walking, resting or listening and witnessing to another l...