An excuse to talk about the fact I play a trombone and am looking forward to the Autumn Programme with Djanogly Community Orchestra based in Nottingham.
I mentioned this in my last tipsletter (newsletter) - you could sign up for this by clicking on the link to the right either to my website http://www.integritusltd.co.uk/ or to my archived tipsletters.
An orchestra is clearly a group of people who come together (in our case voluntarily, the main and virtually only criteria being that we all play at grade 5 or above) to make music. This requires us to work together to combine our expertise and make (hopefully) a combined sound which is worth listening to.
The skills and attributes we all need, apart from being able to play an instrument, are:
- being able to take direction
- listening to each other
- time awareness (most important)
- time management
- being able to work in a smaller groups as part of the larger group
- planning
- having a goal
- self-discipline
- a willingness to support each other
- making our contributions to the benefit of the whole group appropriately
- asking when we need help
I guess I could find more to add but these are enough to make the point. Whether in business or leisure, we will all, at some stage need to work as part of a team. The items in the list above are applicable to any team situation whether working or playing.
These things need your attention and a positive attitude from each of us. Can you add anything else to this list? Share when you find something......
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