CHAPTER VI

CULTIVATING THE DESIRE TO GET

ALONG AND COOPERATE WITH
PEERS
 A. HOW TO GET ALONG AND COOPERATE WITH PEERS

Before the start of any training, you should always bear

in mind that friendly relations should exist among yourselves
and your instructors so as to enjoy the training atmosphere
and benefit from it. Here are few tips on how you could get
along easily with your fellow trainees:

• Cooperate in whatever purposeful undertaking but don’t

lose identity in character and purpose.
• Be frank but not abrupt or discourteous;
• Correct politely but do not ridicule mistakes of others;
• Do not be self-conceited or have too much belief on oneself;
• Practice “Pakikisama”;
• Remember “No Man is an Island”
This means you need other people to achieve your goal!
 B. HOW TO WIN FRIENDS

According to experts, there are six rules on how to win

friends. They are as follows:

Rule 1 – Be genuinely interested in other people.

Rule 2 – Always manage to smile when you are with other
people.
Rule 3 – Remember that to a person, his name is the sweetest
and most important sound in any language. Learn to
address your fellow trainees by their first names.
Rule 4 - Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about
themselves.
Rule 5 – Talk in terms of other trainees’ interest.
Rule 6 – Make the other person feel important and do it
sincerely
 C. THE JOY OF HELPING OTHERS

To get the most out of life, you must bring people into
your life. You must work with them. Always be ready to lend a
helping hand. The happiness and personal satisfaction you will
get from helping others immeasurable. It is something money
can’t buy.

Here are some “musts” which you should follow:

a. Be ready to teach others

• Contribute your opinions and talents to fellow

trainees.
• Share your work/good ideas with others.
C. THE JOY OF HELPING OTHERS

b. Concern yourself with the welfare of others

• Be sensitive to the needs and feelings of others

• Be concerned with the safety of your fellow
trainees
 D. AN EFFECTIVE WORK TEAM

The success of any undertaking depends upon the

attitudes of the people involved in it, how effective they are
individually and as a team. An effective work team must
possess the following characteristics:

a. A work team should be free form emotional tensions.

b. Members should be genuinely involved and interested in
the team’s effort.
c. Every member should participate.
d. Each one should show no signs of boredom.
e. There should be free discussion of issues but stick
strictly to subject matter.
 D. AN EFFECTIVE WORK TEAM

f. When action is taken and work assignments are made,

members should accept their responsibilities.
g. No one should be allowed to dominate the group.
Leadership should shift from time to time.