World of Management

We had our World of Management exam today, I have not written so much for a while since my University days. There were 3 questions to answer in total and I wrote about 2 pages for each question, with single spacing. As usual, we had the Westpac and Bank of Melbourne case as our first queastion. Then came the Personal Development, Learning, Group/Team Development and Functional perspectives. I chose to do Personal & Team development questions.

Although some of us grumble a little about how tiring it was to go through WOM for 2 weeks intensive after orientation and how painful it is to hand in the learning log and to study for WOM exam, I believe the module is beneficial to us. At least everyone is on the same page when we talk about WOM theories, frameworks, models and lists. You can ask anyone in my class about Belbin's team roles, Fayol's managerial roles, the seven 'S' framework, and so on. "Hey, you are a company worker!" and everyone of us know exactly what that means. =)

Coming from so many different countries, cultures and backgrounds, I believe WOM language binds us together and everyone has the same basis to understand each other. Theories such as team development are extremely useful for our syndicate groups. At least now everyone know what is expected of them in group works. Though we might not be able to apply all theories successfully, understanding them and being able to talk or laugh about them with my classmates is enough to bond us to our syndicates.