I read chapter 6 'Core Team Values', and I agreed with it a lot.
It said that "Shackleton made sure that he, as the leader, got no special privileges." This seems to be a natural thing, but when I recall my club activity, it is very hard thing to do so.
In my club, AIESEC, the role of the members are strictly divided according to the position. For example, a team leader must manage team members and it is the first priority for him. For team members, the role is to do basic activity such as searching for the company and make a proposition to accept international internship in that company. This kind of tasks meeds to make steady efforts. So if a team leader does not do that tasks and only manages members, they will get angry that the leader is just doing easy tasks. Actually, to manage members is not easy, because the leader must know all the activity that the members are doing. However, in my club, the leaders work hard and they do both managing members and usual tasks same as they do. So in that meaning, leaders are not equal with members, but they have more than twice as much tasks. Then leaders have a lot of things to do, and chores sometimes become members' role. However, I thought that all leaders and members should share the chore and the very leaders should be aware of it.
Also, this chapter taught me the importance to admit when I was wrong. When I became a leader, I felt the pressure that I must not say wrong thing so as to acquire a trust. However, the important thing is not to make a mistake but to admit it. It eased of my pressure. I think to admit my wrongness needs courage and also, good relationship with others.
Therefore, I learned that why the equality and the courage to admit my mistake is needed in a team through this chapter.
It said that "Shackleton made sure that he, as the leader, got no special privileges." This seems to be a natural thing, but when I recall my club activity, it is very hard thing to do so.
In my club, AIESEC, the role of the members are strictly divided according to the position. For example, a team leader must manage team members and it is the first priority for him. For team members, the role is to do basic activity such as searching for the company and make a proposition to accept international internship in that company. This kind of tasks meeds to make steady efforts. So if a team leader does not do that tasks and only manages members, they will get angry that the leader is just doing easy tasks. Actually, to manage members is not easy, because the leader must know all the activity that the members are doing. However, in my club, the leaders work hard and they do both managing members and usual tasks same as they do. So in that meaning, leaders are not equal with members, but they have more than twice as much tasks. Then leaders have a lot of things to do, and chores sometimes become members' role. However, I thought that all leaders and members should share the chore and the very leaders should be aware of it.
Also, this chapter taught me the importance to admit when I was wrong. When I became a leader, I felt the pressure that I must not say wrong thing so as to acquire a trust. However, the important thing is not to make a mistake but to admit it. It eased of my pressure. I think to admit my wrongness needs courage and also, good relationship with others.
Therefore, I learned that why the equality and the courage to admit my mistake is needed in a team through this chapter.
Hi, Yuki:)
返信削除Thank you for sharing your experience of club activity with us! I really like your thoughts especially "the important thing is not to make a mistake but to admit it." As you said, it is difficult to accept our mistakes and we need to have courage to do so. However, from now on, I will try my best to take such actions when I am a leader in order to build better relationship with group members!
Thank you! Yoshika.
Hi Yuki,
返信削除Thanks too from me for sharing your club activity. Just as with your club, with Shackleton there would have been different roles and responsibilities. He just tried to minimize the hierarchical differences. He was noted for being "the life of the ship" and being part of the crew rather than above the crew, and he would sometimes do the work of other members to show that he was not above the crew, but he was still very much the leader, and had to be obeyed.
Ken