fun fun and more fun today, and how was your day ? as you might guess from the first words of this post, my day was so much fun, now i thought i have seen it all, and tried a lot, but today was pushing the limited once again .. so we arrive on-site as any other day, but this time we are met outside by ... yes, a camera crew that are here to film us, and interview us about our experience here in India, so after a bit of talking back and forth and they move their equipment to the 3rd floor, and start to set it all up.
(Imagine having the light direct in your face, it gets very hot, very fast..)
So while they are all about setting up their equipment we kick start the session, today i have the introduction, and knowing me, i cant help making a bit fun out of the fact that we are being filmed, it takes me roughly 1 min to forget all about the cameras and i am back in my zone, so full of energy, passion and humor, i focus on summarizing what we learned during the last 2 days, and what we will work on today.. (i think that the camera people are having a bit of an issue following me around the floor like a headless chicken..but they seem to manage it).. and 45 min later i hand the session over to Susanna to do her part of the training.. Susanna takes over and fires away with questions, conversations and role plays and before we know it, we are moving to another site some 10 min walk from the office to be interviewed.. am i nervous, not really - am i excited - ABSOLUTELY!!
So we meet the interviewer once again, he seems much more relaxed this time around, now that the cameras are set, and the chairs are in place, so the first one up, is Susanna, and the conversation gets started and some 10 min later she is finished..
(Susanna in the cool chair - i was direct in the sun, so i definitely got the "hot" chair..)
So next up, Martin ... So the interviewer turns to me, smiles and says "martin you will get the hard questions"... and friends he wasnt kidding .. so not only do i get the hard questions, but i also get the doubtful honor of having my interview done outside (and knowing my luck, its not raining, but high sunshine, and it is TTTOOO HOT!!) So we are sitting outside on the balcony, and i am just realizing this fact, i am sweating, i am hot, most likely red in my face from the sun, i forgot to shave, my hair is a mess (seriously need a haircut), and for whatever reasons i could fall asleep last night so i look very tired, all in all ready for my shot - my 5 min of fame, this is it ... - and i look like a mess .. typically Martin, how typical...Ok, well nothing to do now, right, so 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and we start, and as i already mentioned above he wasnt kidding, he throws some good and very challenging questions at me, "how have your leadership style changed?", "how do the community benefit from our stay here?", "what does our company get out of us staying here?", "how does this leadership program differentiate itself for any other program other companies are doing?", "how have my comfort zone changed?", "how do you prepare for a life changing experience like this?", "what's my favorite thing about India?", "how have i change?" and some 15 - 20 later, we are done, oh one last question pops up, "whats your favourite Indian food?" ... and here i ace it totally ... both the interviewer and the whole camera crew, including the producer are smiling and showing thumbs up.. - so what would you answer to this question ? what is your favourite Indian food ? .... i build my answer in the direction of liking rice, not being use to eating rice, liking spicy food.. and then it comes... "my favourite Indian food is, is the food i can eat with my right hand..." simple, funny, and silly maybe - but very true! - and this is India, here simple is enough.. here simple is great - so with that the interviewer looks at me, smiling and says - "martin you got India - you understand us.." and yeah i think i am getting India .. i hope i am getting it ..
(this almost looks like a scene from a Bollywood film..- one of our colleagues being interviewed)
so before we end this part of the day - some of our colleagues from the organization we work for, are interviewed as well, and i am proud of them, and i am proud of susanna and also a bit of myself for the work we have done in such a short period of time.. - and then we finally manage to get a very late lunch...
(Imagine having the light direct in your face, it gets very hot, very fast..)
So while they are all about setting up their equipment we kick start the session, today i have the introduction, and knowing me, i cant help making a bit fun out of the fact that we are being filmed, it takes me roughly 1 min to forget all about the cameras and i am back in my zone, so full of energy, passion and humor, i focus on summarizing what we learned during the last 2 days, and what we will work on today.. (i think that the camera people are having a bit of an issue following me around the floor like a headless chicken..but they seem to manage it).. and 45 min later i hand the session over to Susanna to do her part of the training.. Susanna takes over and fires away with questions, conversations and role plays and before we know it, we are moving to another site some 10 min walk from the office to be interviewed.. am i nervous, not really - am i excited - ABSOLUTELY!!
So we meet the interviewer once again, he seems much more relaxed this time around, now that the cameras are set, and the chairs are in place, so the first one up, is Susanna, and the conversation gets started and some 10 min later she is finished..
(Susanna in the cool chair - i was direct in the sun, so i definitely got the "hot" chair..)
So next up, Martin ... So the interviewer turns to me, smiles and says "martin you will get the hard questions"... and friends he wasnt kidding .. so not only do i get the hard questions, but i also get the doubtful honor of having my interview done outside (and knowing my luck, its not raining, but high sunshine, and it is TTTOOO HOT!!) So we are sitting outside on the balcony, and i am just realizing this fact, i am sweating, i am hot, most likely red in my face from the sun, i forgot to shave, my hair is a mess (seriously need a haircut), and for whatever reasons i could fall asleep last night so i look very tired, all in all ready for my shot - my 5 min of fame, this is it ... - and i look like a mess .. typically Martin, how typical...Ok, well nothing to do now, right, so 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and we start, and as i already mentioned above he wasnt kidding, he throws some good and very challenging questions at me, "how have your leadership style changed?", "how do the community benefit from our stay here?", "what does our company get out of us staying here?", "how does this leadership program differentiate itself for any other program other companies are doing?", "how have my comfort zone changed?", "how do you prepare for a life changing experience like this?", "what's my favorite thing about India?", "how have i change?" and some 15 - 20 later, we are done, oh one last question pops up, "whats your favourite Indian food?" ... and here i ace it totally ... both the interviewer and the whole camera crew, including the producer are smiling and showing thumbs up.. - so what would you answer to this question ? what is your favourite Indian food ? .... i build my answer in the direction of liking rice, not being use to eating rice, liking spicy food.. and then it comes... "my favourite Indian food is, is the food i can eat with my right hand..." simple, funny, and silly maybe - but very true! - and this is India, here simple is enough.. here simple is great - so with that the interviewer looks at me, smiling and says - "martin you got India - you understand us.." and yeah i think i am getting India .. i hope i am getting it ..
(this almost looks like a scene from a Bollywood film..- one of our colleagues being interviewed)
so before we end this part of the day - some of our colleagues from the organization we work for, are interviewed as well, and i am proud of them, and i am proud of susanna and also a bit of myself for the work we have done in such a short period of time.. - and then we finally manage to get a very late lunch...
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