It's been a bit of a roller coaster actually. While I am not competitive by nature, I don't feel satisfied when my group puts up mediocre level work. I believe in excellence and while it is my job as a facilitator to inspire my group to work hard and put up the best possible presentation, I am finding it increasingly difficulty to stay engaged. We have been given the task of coming up with a comprehensive business plan to start an enterprise that creates employment or benefits middle India in some way. There will be a competition In two days after we have had a chance to validate our idea in a tier three district. There will be prizes and possibly some funds.
There are broad philosophical differences between me and the leaders of my group when it comes to doing business and since I have a non-executive decision making advisory position, I have to let them drive the business model.
For example, I believe that if you want to run a sustainable business, you need to plug real gaps by providing excellent solutions. Decisions to scale, recruit and other operational and executive decisions should be driven by the purpose you want to serve, the value proposition in MBA terms, and NOT where we can save the most money.
This is one example of the how my thinking differs from the most vocal members of my group. And since it is not my job to drive the business, I find it difficult to stay objective and help the group move in the direction THEY want to.
I also find that I have passed the stage where I feel the need to convince anyone of anything, especially for a short term business competition. I prefer to work with like minded people or at least open minded people who actually have some listening skills.
Thus, I may fail miserably as a facilitator on this journey. I could let that affect me and ruin my experience on this train or I could let it go.
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