Recently met a guy who is a renowned music arranger ... My obvious question to him was about how does he select group of musicians for his orchestra among all the talented musicians he comes across ? ... and got an extremely wonderful lesson as an answer ....not just about music but also in Human Resources and team building..or life in general !
He started with a famous quote from Pu La Deshpande ... " काही लोकं सुरात आपला सूर कसा मिळवता येईल ह्या कडे लक्ष देतात ... आणि काही मिळालेल्या सुरात आपला सूर कसा वेगळा हे दाखवण्या कडे लक्ष देतात ... दुसऱ्या वर्गातले लोकं हे राजकारणी होऊ शकतात ...आपल्या ला फक्त पहिल्या वर्गातले लोकं शोधायचे असतात ! "
" Some people are good at tuning themselves to the sound of a team ... some are good at showing their distinctive voice from a tuned group. The second category of people may land up in politics .. we just need to concentrate on people of first category ! "
This is the crux of many team efforts that succeed ! For team to be successful there is hardly a need of lots of talented people ... but majority of people with some talent who can adapt and work in group without compromising the skills and talent ! One of the way he explained was.... to look at the behavior on social network ... People of category two generally post many solo pictures of themselves all over .. people of category one have pictures posted on social network but majority are with group !
I myself have crosschecked many of the social network profiles and am fairly convinced about the conclusion. Also , recently did I have an experience of playing in group band. One could easily make out people who could adjust to team effort of playing in unison ... from the ones who pretended to be right and blaming others for missed beat here and there ! Humbleness .. he said was one of the key attribute of a team member .. the ability to learn and sometimes even accept mistakes .. that is a rarity now a days. But music that comes out of an orchestra is very much a direct result of how the members are gelled as a team.
One such example that he gave was having a right kind of leader who understands music / goodness of team members and the bigger interest of team .. who is ready to adapt without compromising quality and talent. Though this would sound as an ideal utopic recipe... most of the successful team efforts have this ingredient in them !
I realize how important it is to get experience in various fields ... work at grass-root level to understand the distinct individual traits of a team member. Participating in any team activity can be a learning experience and one realizes at the end of a small trek , a stint with a local band , a voluntary social service with a group of dedicated individuals .. that wisdom is really a by product of experience !
I am convinced that I should keep my learning going with the experiences I get with every project I undertake ! Bon voyage !
He started with a famous quote from Pu La Deshpande ... " काही लोकं सुरात आपला सूर कसा मिळवता येईल ह्या कडे लक्ष देतात ... आणि काही मिळालेल्या सुरात आपला सूर कसा वेगळा हे दाखवण्या कडे लक्ष देतात ... दुसऱ्या वर्गातले लोकं हे राजकारणी होऊ शकतात ...आपल्या ला फक्त पहिल्या वर्गातले लोकं शोधायचे असतात ! "
" Some people are good at tuning themselves to the sound of a team ... some are good at showing their distinctive voice from a tuned group. The second category of people may land up in politics .. we just need to concentrate on people of first category ! "
This is the crux of many team efforts that succeed ! For team to be successful there is hardly a need of lots of talented people ... but majority of people with some talent who can adapt and work in group without compromising the skills and talent ! One of the way he explained was.... to look at the behavior on social network ... People of category two generally post many solo pictures of themselves all over .. people of category one have pictures posted on social network but majority are with group !
I myself have crosschecked many of the social network profiles and am fairly convinced about the conclusion. Also , recently did I have an experience of playing in group band. One could easily make out people who could adjust to team effort of playing in unison ... from the ones who pretended to be right and blaming others for missed beat here and there ! Humbleness .. he said was one of the key attribute of a team member .. the ability to learn and sometimes even accept mistakes .. that is a rarity now a days. But music that comes out of an orchestra is very much a direct result of how the members are gelled as a team.
One such example that he gave was having a right kind of leader who understands music / goodness of team members and the bigger interest of team .. who is ready to adapt without compromising quality and talent. Though this would sound as an ideal utopic recipe... most of the successful team efforts have this ingredient in them !
I realize how important it is to get experience in various fields ... work at grass-root level to understand the distinct individual traits of a team member. Participating in any team activity can be a learning experience and one realizes at the end of a small trek , a stint with a local band , a voluntary social service with a group of dedicated individuals .. that wisdom is really a by product of experience !
I am convinced that I should keep my learning going with the experiences I get with every project I undertake ! Bon voyage !
