Week Four-Thoughts on Chapter 5

The Team Message

    In this section, I learned about importance of having shared identity, communication, and information and involvement in the team.
    First, it was written about "Establish Shared Identity". At this point, I found an important thing that "gatherings served to promote spontaneous discussion and to build the social bonds". The gathering is very important, because it gives the team valuable time in which they can communicate, talk each other, and then realize their goal. Of course, the team leader can give messages to the members constantly at that time. Also, Shackloton did not select a homogeneous group and he tried to mix diverse temperaments. This wise decision brought them chance to have shared identity. When I read this section, one example came up in my mind. When I was leader of the brass band club in my high school, there were a few members who entered the club newly from other junior high school. I thought that they had many different ideas rather than other members who went up from the same club in my high school, because they experienced many different things. Therefore, I realized that they might tend to feel discomfort because of differences. Then, I discussed them spent more time and often tried to rely on their new idea that cannot be generated from the same club. Fortunately, they kept to being the club and always supported us.
    Second is "Maintain the Bonds of Communication". It was written that the need for frequent communication is always important in maintaining a sense of team unity. In that time, eye contact and communication of face to face are very important. I think especially face to face is very important, because story be told from other people often triggers misunderstanding. It should be solved face to face and one to one.