Building Friendship & Teamwork

By Pakorn Chutinimitkul, BBA#12

It was a sunny afternoon at Thammasat Learning Resort while buses of BBA freshmen arrived. Bright and shiny BBA freshmen came together for this year?s BBA Business Orientation.  A brief icebreaking session was held by Dr. Edward Rubesch in the big conference room with a famous ?Simon Says? game, then the freshmen were told to quietly form a semi-circle sorting by age. Small group of people who talked were ?arrested? by silence police.

Fourteen groups were formed after a fun and short icebreaking session. They were assigned to Roon P? and spread around the learning resort to make their own team name, team flag and team cheer, an hour long activity that encouraged freshmen creativity and communication skills. Then all the groups gave fantastic presentations of their team identities in the auditorium.

Team building exercises had been prepared for them later by Roon P? from BBA#12 and BBA#13, along with supervision from Dr. Edward and BBA office ladies. Going through seven team building stations, freshmen were challenged physically and mentally.  Plus, friendships were made throughout the game along with the rain that kept falling down and gave all of us an unforgettable experience. Not every team passed all challenging stations. However, the most important thing expected from this activity was not winning, but friendship and learning of four essential skills: - teamwork, leadership, communication and strategy.

After five hours long with fun and wet team building activities, a large feast was provided and everyone seemed to enjoy their dinners. At night, the best performing group was awarded and groups were engaged in business game preparation for tomorrow!

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