7th Writing Assignment

I've never taken such a huge risk. And as Ken wrote on his blog, it's really hard to imagine how would it be if I were Shackleton.

I always, however, think that it is responsible for leaders to arrange the situation where the group take smaller risk. I've read the book about the strategists and the tacticians. The tacticians do well even in severe situation, which means they run a risk and survive. But the strategists don't run a risk. They are very good at making the situation better, and in the end, they can win or survive without running a risk.

It is important to think about what we should be in front of a risk, but avoiding a risk is also needed for leaders.

6th Writing Assignment

I have considered all conflicts as the chance to improve our activity, so I have not thought about the way to deal with "conflict." I will answer the questions on text.

My group members don't share the information well. I don't think, however, it is bad situation. It is because I want them to concentrate on teaching students without being cocerned by office work or something. Information is shared among the top of my NPO, and they decide the policy. Though group members don't share information, I always try to listen to what they argue. I think that is the best way to lead the groups like mine.

I don't think we have been troubled by the conflict with anger. We always try to make our group better and discuss rationally. I think that is because our goal is clear and we want to pretend to be cool before our students.

Our group has, not a troublemaker, but a man who doesn't know the way to do. He sometimes makes useless worksheet and not being good at writhing on the whiteboard. I think it is leader's job to accept such incompetence and lead him to the right way. I usually treat him tolerantly.

Needless struggle is a big problem of my group, not only conflict but every work. As I write, each group member can make useless work sheet and something. It might be very long way to solve this problem, but I enjoy improving our activity.

5th Writing Assignment

My teaching group has good relationship even though we have so various background. We teach same students each subject. So our goal, supporting students' studying, is clear. That's why we share strong Identity.

However, in terms of communication, we should do better. The members of the group take different part, English, Japanese, Math, Social Science and Natural Science. We know each
subject and how much students can score in it, but we don't know what's going on in other part. I think it is the leader's job to collect the information from members and share it and make a plan.

I have few chances to do other's work because our task is too specific for others to do. But I guess I do some personal sacrifices. I do my work as an English teacher, I make studying plans for summer and join the meeting with other group leaders. That is the leader's job, but I think I can call it a personal sacrifice.

Though there is communication problem, I think my group is well organaized and motivated. Group members are connected through students and they are willing to make the situation better. And my group consists of small number of members, 4 or 5. There's no rank or conflict and members recognize skill or conpetence each other.

4th Writing Assignment

I don't care my health so much. I think I can keep my health good without doing something deliberately. I like vegitable and vegitable drink and I always don't eat too much. I go school by bike and always walk fast. That might be good eating and exersizing habit, which enables me to maintain my health unintentionally. I usually sleep enough. I like sleeping, so I would be displease and irritated if I couldn't have enough sleep. But I couldn't have enough sleeping time recently, so I was a little sick on these golden three days. I didn't care, however.

As I wrote on 3rd Writing Assignment, I don't get stress naturally. So I don't know what others should do to vent their stress. As for me, just sleeping or do other things.

I also do no effort to let the feelings of guilt or frustration distract me, because I always give it up and turn to other. Conversely, I feel I need to be more responsible.

To my regret, I don't care my teammates' health so much. I can feel if they are dipressed or sad, but I don't know the way to care their health. Cleaning? If anybody knows effective way, please share it.

3rd Writing Assignment

I think I am an optimistic person, but I don't know why I am optimistc and how others can be optimistic. Actually, I have not thought about how to be optimistic and worried . And however I got angry or sad or disappointed, I will forget it after I sleep.

When I'm faced with adversity or potential setback, I often think nothing about my attitude, optimistic or pessimistic. I try not to give up even in severe situation unconsciously, but I don't mind if I give up. In Leading At The Edge, the author wrote "say to yourself" or "self-talk," but I always don't mind my attitude. I think people tend to worry about their attitude too much, that's not "optimistic."

However, I think that being confident is very important to be optimistic. "Effective leaders are able to look at adversity and see the opportunity"(51) I think the sentence says confident leaders think there is still something they can do even in severe situation, and they won't give up. Another important thing is not being absorbed everything. If you fail something, you should forget it and think about next.

Being confident keep me touch with reality because I beleave I can do something if I'm confident. And making our team confident is important to instill optimism in my group. I assign jobs my peer do and try to keep them confident