valley crossing

VALLEY CROSSING

The valley crossing problem as given by Dr. Mandi resembles the case faced by every organization and that too in much complex, intriguing and interdependent form.

Lets look into the valley crossing problem which will give us the insight in how the things work in any organization and how every link is important to achieve the goal as set by the organization. If one of the links fails, the whole connected system can collapse. So what is important is the teamwork which binds the system through different and connected links .

We have various conditions which might perceived to be put into consideration before attempting the task. Assumptions and the real-life importance or lack of it behind these assumptions can be.

Height and weight of the people will matter 

These are general perceptions and are proved wrong by sheer grit, if you have that, height and weight will not matter. Similarly, whatever be the physical attributes of a person, they will not be a hindrance, if you have the desire to follow your dreams, and however big they might be.

Real-time communication 

It is most necessary for the proper coordination between many players as it helps in the maintenance of “Unity of Command” principle

Uniform gap-size 

Gap between the individuals should be equal. This condition explains us that there should not be any discrimination in the organization and everyone should be equally-approachable.

Synchronous movement

It is also necessary to make sure that team does not falter in-between the task and it helps us in learning the “Unity of direction” principle 

Equally Responsible roles: Every role which a individual in the team is possessing is equally responsible.In a team every person shares a similar role but not the same role i.e there is no differentiation of of work between the persons doing the valley crossing.The responsibility and similarity of job can be seen from the table as below:

Step	State of 1st Person	State of 2nd person	State of 3rd person
1.	Safe	Safe	Safe
2.	Half-Risky	Safe	Safe
3.	Full-Risky	Safe	Safe
4.	Half-Risky	Half-Risky	Safe
5.	Safe	Full-Risky	Safe
6.	Safe	Half-Risky	Half-Risky
7.	Safe	Safe	Full-Risky
8.	Safe	Safe	Half-Risky
9.	Safe	Safe	Safe

 MY LEARNING FROM THE TASK...

An organization works primarily on the concept of “TEAMWORK”. All employees, as a part of organization, work together to achieve a common goal. 

A team is a group of people with various complementary skills, working together towards a common vision. Members of a team operate with high degree of trust, accountability and interdependence