Norwegians - Scomi

Russians escape
smog with teambuilding outing
WITH the extreme weather conditions in
Moscow from July to August last year that
resulted in heavy smog, we were just waiting
for an excuse to escape from the smog and
go for a retreat. So on 9 August, the Scomi
Moscow team headed for the northern
countryside for a sail along the river on
wooden boats.
With clear blue skies above, fresh air around
us and the joy of finally being able to breathe
without protective facemasks, the day turned
out to be truly enjoyable. Besides enjoying
the beautiful picturesque surroundings as
well as the swimming and dancing, we also
organised a teambuilding event. We divided
ourselves into two groups and did various
tasks to find the “formula for success” for the
winning team. And we succeeded!
It was a friendly competition between the
teams as each team pooled their talents and
gave their best both individually and as team
players, discovering that diversity is our greatest
asset; and trust, cooperation and effective
communication are the keys to a team’s success.
It was a great team experience that will surely
help us create a better work environment
when we get back to the office.
Contributed by: Katya Pankratova – Scomi Oiltools, Russia
Rolling Stock Blues
attend training on teamwork
THE NKLF-based engineering team arrived
at our new corporate office on 2 December
2010 for a ‘teamwork’ training session with
Dinesh of the GLaD team. Many were dazzled
at the sight of our new corporate office and
were truly excited to receive their new blue
engineering t-shirts.
In his introduction, Tony Prove, Head of
Systems Engineering, said that departmental
teamwork should be intensified to improve
overall productivity and that everyone
must view “teamwork” in a broader
perspective that included interfaces with
other departments. He said effective
teamwork was built upon continuous
trust and improved communication that
directly reflected how comfortable team
members felt about working together. He
said teams that trust each other and practise
accountability were better able to appreciate
and tap into each other’s strengths. This in
turn delivered superior results.
To further illustrate this point, a demonstration
of the “trust fall” was performed. This involved
a person falling backwards and completely
trusting others to catch him or her.
One of our colleagues mentioned there
could only be one team... TEAM SCOMI. So
let US change and be prepared to ride the
tide together, because “Together Everyone
Achieves More”.
Contributed by: Illyia Mohd Yusof - Scomi Rail, KL
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