Day - Friday
Time - 1555 hrs
Place - Mahindra Intertrade Ltd
Location - 6th floor, Mahindra Towers
Its a normal day at MIL, people at their workstations, busy. Then, there is a sudden buzz and everyone gets up and starts moving towards the Conference Room located near the entrance. What gives ? nothing to worry about, it's TGIF, which starts at 1600 hrs sharp every friday at MIL. TGIF (thank god its friday) is something MIL has been holding every friday for the last 2 years or so. This is basically a forum where the whole office meets up on friday evening and some event is planned. The event can be diverse - a guest lecture by someone (on any topic), an employee sharing his work related experience, quizzes, screening of a film or event, Lego building contest etc. Whatever the activity, the underlying idea is simple - get everyone together for some time and engage in some bonding. The idea is simple but very effective. It does not call for any major planning or investment. Virtually anything goes, because, as i mentioned earlier, it is not the event which is important, but getting people together.
More importantly, a lot of good ideas get thrown up at these sessions. There have also been times when TGIF has become a sort of Q&A session (unplanned) where people have got clarifications on various issues and even some grievances have been aired. TGIF is also a forum which is open to all and there have been some quiz sessions where non-MIL people have participated. in short, TGIF has been taking care of bonding, grievance redressal, awareness, et al, using a simple and easy format.
Mr. Bharat Doshi (Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Affairs & Member of the Group Mgt. Board, M&M) as Chief Guest at the 50th session of TGIF.
Time - 1555 hrs
Place - Mahindra Intertrade Ltd
Location - 6th floor, Mahindra Towers
Its a normal day at MIL, people at their workstations, busy. Then, there is a sudden buzz and everyone gets up and starts moving towards the Conference Room located near the entrance. What gives ? nothing to worry about, it's TGIF, which starts at 1600 hrs sharp every friday at MIL. TGIF (thank god its friday) is something MIL has been holding every friday for the last 2 years or so. This is basically a forum where the whole office meets up on friday evening and some event is planned. The event can be diverse - a guest lecture by someone (on any topic), an employee sharing his work related experience, quizzes, screening of a film or event, Lego building contest etc. Whatever the activity, the underlying idea is simple - get everyone together for some time and engage in some bonding. The idea is simple but very effective. It does not call for any major planning or investment. Virtually anything goes, because, as i mentioned earlier, it is not the event which is important, but getting people together.
More importantly, a lot of good ideas get thrown up at these sessions. There have also been times when TGIF has become a sort of Q&A session (unplanned) where people have got clarifications on various issues and even some grievances have been aired. TGIF is also a forum which is open to all and there have been some quiz sessions where non-MIL people have participated. in short, TGIF has been taking care of bonding, grievance redressal, awareness, et al, using a simple and easy format.
Mr. Bharat Doshi (Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Affairs & Member of the Group Mgt. Board, M&M) as Chief Guest at the 50th session of TGIF.
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