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HOW TO GET IDEAS IN GTO

TASKS?

Get the Big Picture

Generating workable ideas in GTO tasks, namely, Progressive Group Task

(PGT), Half Group Task (HGT), Command Task (CT) and Final Group Task (FGT)

is a challenge. Let us understand the big picture in order to solve the tasks.

• Practical Knowledge. Your theoretical academic knowledge will not be

of much use but practical knowledge will be required to solve the tasks.

• Genuine Worth Gets Known. At the end of the GTO tasks you will be

able to assess the calibre of the candidates in your group as also the com-

parative rating of the group. Since you can do it then it is safe to assume

that the GTO, who is an expert assessor, will definitely be able to do so.

Hence it is sensible to work calmly in a cooperative spirit.

• Focus on Task. Indian society is over-competitive and in general the aim

of the candidates is to give impressive ideas to get into the lime light. This

attitude is not conducive to team synergy. The usual worries troubling an

insecure candidate’s mind are:

1. Some others will not allow him to give ideas.

2. If he has an idea then someone will state it earlier than him.

3. Others will adopt his ideas as their own and he will be deprived of

due credit.

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