Ya-Yun Wang's Online Journal

Training Methods

The group competition we had during class was a really good way to receive different ideas from different people. Each group was able to pool their ideas, creativity, and knowledge toward training new employees. Through each group’s presentations, I found out some interesting ice breakers such as having a dancing or alcoholic party. I personally thought that having an alcoholic party is not an idea that everyone will like, but the results showed that most of the people thought it was a good idea. After class, I thought about why my perceptions are so different from others’, and I realized that cultural differences may be the reason. I think culture is also something that we should consider in the future because there are chances that we are going to work with a vast spectrum of people. I also noticed that many of the groups had great ideas, but they did not consider how practical the ideas were. For instance, hiring a star to open each day is a good idea, however, the costs of that will be huge. So in the end, I learned that being aware of cultural differences within the company and considering practicality are important elements of a successful businessperson.