In our last TLT (TL’s Training) we had a nice discussion on Responsibility. Nirav Mehta said that Power comes from Responsibility. Now it was my turn to share this thought in my team. As a part of my preparation for the TLT which I was going to take I found a nice article on Responsibility by Nisandeh Neta. So I decided to do this exercise in my TLT. Here is something which we did.
- Everyone was organized in 2×3 matrix in their chair.
- First Colomn : Twinke,Pratik,Hitesh
- Second Coloumn : Jignesh, Malay, Sanjay, Kushan.
- I asked everyone to close their eyes and to listen what I say and put themselves in my words.
- I asked them to experience a journey in a bus. I was also asking them to experience the things which happens in this bus.
- First they had nominated someone to drive their bus.
- Then they were feeling what sort of things went wrong while they were siting in last row and choose not to drive.
- Then I asked them to take driver’s sit and feel that steering wheel of the bus is on their own hands. Things had been changed now.
- They felt freedom and power on their hand.
- That’s all responsibility comes with.
Summery of the Article :
- Life is a bus.
- Bus has a destination plate written but we hardly care to read it.
- We generally nominate some one experienced to drive our bus. It may be your father, mother, legal adviser, etc.
- During this journey we sit last and wasting our time in useless things.
- Some feel bored, some fall sleep, some feel emptiness.
- Everything in the bus will be of the choice of driver: destination, ways, musics.
- Now you are taking the steering wheel in your own hands.
- When you sit in front you will see road ahead of you,everything is fresh, new and exciting.
- You can choose someone experienced and one you like to navigate the way but ultimate decision should be yours.
- Destination is the only excuse for the journey so enjoy the ride.
- In the plate of the destination of this bus was written “Freedom“.
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Feedback after this exercise :
Kushan : He said we should set some good example for our spouse and we can do it only if we take responsibility.
Malay : I will drive my own bus with lots of power and freedom.
Jignesh : Will take advices from the family and friends but final decision will be mine.
Pratik : In initial stage we should let our father and mother to drive our life and once we get onfidence we should humbley and smoothly take steering.
Twinkle : Nice experience. Our decision may affect many other peoples like husband, father, mother, brother, mother-in-law, friends but the most it affects is you so take steering on your hands and select the correct path.
Sanjay : Always choose someone to navigate the way.
Hitesh : We already drive our life by our own but we never feel that power and responsibilty. So feel it and enjoy the life.
Anil : Don’t blame on anyone for anything happens with you. If you want power and want to feel the freedom take the responsility and set the examples.
