What a week

Last week was apparently a good one. Anzac party, Anzac holiday, and our random AEIOU party. It was indeed alot of randomness and fun.

But this week, I'm involved in my 2nd investment banking challenge. I decided to participate again because honestly I had alot of fun the last time I did. This time around though I went through quite a bit of hassle to put together a very diverse team. Expertise from Malaysia, PRC, Aussie and even America.

The result? No, our presentation is on Friday, I mean, the result of the team so far. I see segregation and communication breakdown. The latter started even before we finalized our team's composition. It was a big misperception. It was also one that's giving me trouble: I'm associated now with lacklustre and mediocre efforts. Let's just say it's bad. We are really unsure how we'd do even though we've put quite some time into it and despite some of the really good members we have.

The lesson to be learnt? Unless you can manage diversity well, diversity could make things worse. Even if you do think you can manage well, make sure everybody has a potential fit. The best we could probably do is to remain as last 4 in the State. We'll see how it goes, but I am rather disappointed already.