Hilarious account of a Western-sponsored training seminar for NGO workers in Serbia. The trainers really did not like it when one man stepped up during the team-building exercise to coordinate the tasks. They kept badgering the group to feel bad about not being more egalitarian.
“Was there someone that felt … suppressed? Somebody that did not feel like an individual?”
“No, we did not feel like that.”
“No, we did not feel like that.”
One of the team-building tasks was to cover one person in toilet paper.
“Nobody was frustrated? Uncomfortable? You, Vesna, you were wrapped with paper because they said you were the shortest … was it ok?”
“Yes, I found it normal so we use less paper and it would be faster.”
“Nobody was frustrated? Uncomfortable? You, Vesna, you were wrapped with paper because they said you were the shortest … was it ok?”
“Yes, I found it normal so we use less paper and it would be faster.”
The Western trainers finally explained what they were driving at.
“I would be asking myself, what is success all about? Is it to reach the goal or is it to make all feel comfortable in their roles? Is it the process or the aim that matters more? Sometimes it is difficult to see which idea is better from the one that is louder; and how about people that do not have a loud voice?”
“I would be asking myself, what is success all about? Is it to reach the goal or is it to make all feel comfortable in their roles? Is it the process or the aim that matters more? Sometimes it is difficult to see which idea is better from the one that is louder; and how about people that do not have a loud voice?”
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