| With significant changes in the market place in
the form of increased competition and changes in the profiles of the
workforce, the HR challenges faced by the Sanmar group have also become
manifold. To hone management skills and to create a sense of belonging
to the Sanmar group, for the second consecutive year, the inter business
group competition—branded SANMARTINI, a cocktail of explosive
games—was held amongst management employees in August this year.
There were six events – Debate, Treasure Hunt, Presentation,
Quiz and two new additions this year – Cricket Medley and All
Roads Lead to Rome. |
| Sanmartini brought together over 1000 management
employees, for different events. It spanned across different business
groups within Sanmar, spread over different locations and divided
into five teams. |
| The competition started off with naming the contest
where the groups identified themselves. SANSAR (refers to the universe
and captures the global nature of today’s business), A SPIDER’S
WEB (Augmenting Sanmar’s Pride in Delivering Excellent Results
Steadily Within Engineering Businesses) and G-8 (the Go-getters of
8, Cathedral Road), emerged as the top three names amongst the five
groups and New Boom and Sansvir being the other names. |
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| Five teams debated on the topic – “A
Benevolent Dictator is a more effective CEO than a Democratic Leader.” |
| The Treasure Hunt was held on 7th August at the
SEC Karapakkam premises. Twenty five teams competed for the prizes.
There were 11 clues in the hunt and each clue contained two parts.
One had a numeric answer which led to a corresponding ‘spot’
within the complex. |
| The other part which related to management and business
had to be solved to obtain the next clue. The clues were dispersed
among various locations within the complex. The teams raced against
the clock to solve the clues and cover all the spots in the shortest
possible time. At the end of the event, the teams were physically
exhausted but the collective spirit and enthusiasm soared high. Spectators
cheered and encouraged their respective groups. The team G-8 secured
the first and the third positions in the Treasure Hunt and Sansar
took the second position. |
| Cricket Medley, a medley of games, played in the
typical one day international style was held on August 9, 1999. The
event was designed in the form of an ODI match. Each group had 11
players comprising a captain, vice captain, wicket keeper, batsmen,
bowlers and an all rounder. Each game was named in line with cricket
terminology. |
| The type of games played included identifying acronyms,
brand names, Pictionary and role-play. These games were culled out
from practical management situations. The team scoring the most runs
weredeclared winners. The G-8 team won, followed by Spiders and New
Boom. |
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| All Roads Lead to Rome, a variety entertainment
programme had to be enacted by each group on the topic “Communication”,
relating to concepts, issues and thoughts which are relevant in an
organisational context. The performance of the teams was judged on
the basis of content and relevance to the organisational context,
creativity, communication and presentation. The variety event included
kathakalakshepam, skits on jargon, poetry, kural recital, and non-verbal
communication. |
| The presentation addressed three topics, Gilbert’s
Principles, Total Cost Management, and Profile of the Manager in the
New Millennium. The presentation went through a preliminary written
round where all the teams had to present a written document on the
topic, and then a oral presentation |
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| The quiz went through two preliminary rounds, to
select the finalists. Prelim I was conducted simultaneously at different
locations (Berigai, Cuddalore, Viralimalai, Mettur, Karapakkam, Chettipunyam
and HO) and comprised a written quiz, with multiple choice answers.
The questions covered topics on general knowledge, current affairs,
business and management, finance and HR. |
| The top five teams from every group qualified for
the next round. Prelim II was conducted on 10th September, with Sarada
Jagan from Corporate HR acting as the quiz master. Twenty five teams
vied with one another for the top five slots, for the final. Oral
and audio visual rounds were part of the quiz. |
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The teams that qualified for the quiz final were: two teams from
G-8, New Boom, Spiders, and Sansar. The professionally conducted
final was held on the same day after the Prelim II round. The quiz
master was Dr Naveen Jayakumar, a veteran quiz master who has been
conducting the popular Landmark Quiz in Chennai.
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| The quizzing round included oral, audio-visual and
rapid-fire questions as well as Dumb Charades and Pictionary. The
well turned out Sanmar audience was enthralled by the high standard
of quizzing. Members of the audience could also give answers and win
prizes. The final was won by G-8 and Spiders were the runners up. |
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The G-8 team stood first in the overall competition, with Spiders
a close second.
The prize distribution ceremony was the grand finale and the winners
were given trophies. The objectives of inspiring extra-mural performance,
tapping new ideas and suggestions, addressing contemporary issues
within the group and identifying the potential talent within the
group were all achieved this year.
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| N Sankar gave away the prizes to the first and second
placed groups. The respective group leaders Deepak Dave and K Thyagarajan
received the trophies. He also gave away the prizes to the individual
winners of specific events. In his address, he commended the HR team’s
initiative and enthusiasm in conceptualising and executing the events
successfully. |
