
Well, this couple weeks has been quite exhausting for me (and maybe several colleagues in my office). We just had a wonderful-fun team-building in Bali last week, and we just knew that our drilling program, which has been prepared for at least 4 months, is being cancelled due to rig availability and move it to next year (they said so...)
There is no direct connection between our team building program and our drilling program. The links came across when we had a session in Bali. The drilling man shouted that "common goals" is one of key in building a teamwork. Our advisor replied shortly (and I thanked him for saying this outloud) that "common goals" shall be supported by "team buy-in". It is absolutely true.
This is a story about the team buy-in story, related to our drilling campaign.
Our drilling man insist to have drilling program this year. He mentioned that within 4 months, we can have the first well spud. Okay, when he mentioned about drilling program, it is our company goals, common goals. But when he added with "within 4 months', it became his goals, not common goals anymore? Why? I am not saying that prepare a drilling program within 4 months and following BPMIGAS regulation is an impossible tasks. It will be a possible tasks with God blessing.
I would rather translate the "team buy-in" into "understading team's need". When the drilling man said 4 months, is he really understand that this 4 months is sufficient for his team member to perform the job? And apparently, not all of our colleagues support his "4 months planning" since we are all know there are lots of activities, meetings, approvals shall be passed and honestly we are lack of manpower!
Along the way, "the team" faced many obstacles, hard meeting, long discussion of legal issues, and many others. Some of the colleagues were 'excluded' from the member because they have diferent opinion from the drilling-man. Some of them just try to be 'politely' drag themselves out from the members.
When a person start to insist his goals, then the team goals shifted into personal goals. The man start to forget what his member needs and they were pushed beyond their limit, disregards their quality time with others. Where is humanity goes? There is somethimg missing here....
This what I would say :"understanding people".
When we start to understand people, people will appreciate and give some positive feedback to us. The good relationship (silaturahmi) is what God ask to human being when they live their life on earth.
so then.. i just won my bet....