Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much!!!

Films have always been source of entertainment. But Dr. Mandi taught a very important aspect of managemant  TEAM DYNAMICS through it .
Sounds Impossible!! Well keep reading you will get it all.
First the Movie: Three Monks and no Water
Watch it on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rolBiHfWokY

It is a Chinese animated feature film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.It is also referred to as The Three Buddhist Priests.
The film does not contain any dialogues, allowing it to be watched by any culture, and a different music instrument was used to signify each monk.
Plot:
The story teaches a gentle, humorous lesson about responsibility. It's a story about 3 monks who allow personal pride to interfere with the performance of daily task, each believing that the other two should be the ones to go downhill to fetch water.
The movies starts with a young is making a pilgrimage a journey which is so grueling that he decides to rest at a remote empty temple he has discovered on the side of a mountain.
He is soon joined by another monk, who is making the same journey. At first they are glad of each other’s company. But soon they begin to argue over how the daily chores should be divided. When a third monk arrives, the squabbling only becomes worse. He tries to share the job with another monk, but the carry pole is only long enough for one bucket.
The arrival of a third monk prompts everyone to expect that someone else will take on the chore. Consequently, no one fetches water though everybody is thirsty. At night, a rat comes to scrounge and then knocks the candle holder, leading to a devastating fire in the temple. Each monk can see only the merit of his own argument, and all three are stubborn to the point of self-destruction.
The three monks finally unite together and make a concerted effort to put out the fire. Since then they understand the old saying "unity is strength" and begin to live a harmonious life. The temple never lacks water again.

Analysis of the Movie :
Stage 1 : When only 1 monk lived

He was a happy soul carrying the two buckets on his shoulder with a stick daily, though the method meant alot of physical labor and fatigue to him. He could have went for the pulley arrangement initially itself, but since his needs were limited, he could easily satisfy them with
Stage 2 : When second Monk moved in

Initially both the monks fought over how they would carry the water. After a while, both of them tried to come up with something they saw as solution, but as none of the solution was a standard solution and was biased towards the person offering it, no consensus was reached. Finally, first monk came with scale and center of the bamboo was located. No further quarrels occurred but none of them seemed satisfied working together.
Stage 3 : When the third monk came
This was the point when all the dynamics changed. None of them agreed on bringing  water. Infact, 3rd monk once brought the water from the foothills but consumed it all by himself. This was a perfect example of a selfish employee who is least bothered about the well being of his colleagues.
Stage 4: Climax
At the time of fire, though all three came together to save the temple, there was lack of planning and leadership. All three ran for water together. Finally, they were able to extinguish the fire through cooperation, patience and planning.
Stage 5: New Beginning
After the disaster they worked the problem and came with drastic innovation where they used the pulley and rope arrangement for filling water.
 Lessons learnt:

• One monk carrying water everyday will become boring after a while but two monks carrying water will not be boring and productivity will not be hampered
• Disputes and conflicts are bound to arise when we work in a team but they need to be minimized so as to make the most out of the available resources
• Team work and coordination is the key to success
• No five fingers are alike. Every team comprises of people with different attributes and quality. This difference has to be channelized for the greater good.
• Standards have to be set and rules should be laid. Otherwise things head towards a haywire.
• Teams should have sustainable models. 

Management Lessons learnt:

EVENT	OUTPUT(No. of buckets carried)	INPUT(Worker energy unit)	Productivity=Output/Input
1 Men-2 Buckets	2	2	1
2 Men -1 Bucket	1	0.5	2

• The productivity increases with the increase in the number of persons 
• There is more than 100% increase in the production with 100% increase in resources with good co-ordination.
• When we plan, manage and divide work among people of the organisation,we achieve enhanced performance and increased productivity.

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