Final Presentation

hi. I had my final presentation today.

My topic is about "Influence in a group".

I have shared the power point that I had used in presentation as google presentation.

The link is below.

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B-qN9LAVtgQLYmU2YmMzMWYtNzUwOS00Y2FlLThlZmUtYjc0ZjliZWVkYzUz&hl=en

It's interesting to hear classmate presentation.

Everyone makes their original one that I have not known before.

By seeing pechakcha slide(Yasu's), I wonder what is the merit of pechakucha.

(1)Presentators

They are aware of time management of their presentation.

In real, most of presentations have time limitation.

In other to manage their own time, it is important to practice within certain time.

Moreover, it is necessary to consider the amount of word within a page.

(2)Audience

Since the per page has time limitation, they are to concentrate on listening presentation.

If the presentation atmosphere is lazy,it is hard for them to pay attention for whole time.

Final Writing Assignment: Personal Mission Statement

My vision in life is “To challenge”. In decision making process, people try to avoid risks by saying that “This choice is too burden for me” or “I do not want to fail”. Similarly, I sometimes avoid risky stuffs from time to time. However, I notice that this action just limits my potential ability. For example, one of my challenges is to manage an international debate tournament as a tournament director. It is hard to take on a lot of preparation for tournament by my direction. To divide work equally among group members, I come to take an initiative to do. I realized that I could not have done it before being a leader position. There are many difficulties waiting on from now on. Seeing optimistic view will get over from anxiety. Therefore, I want to challenge whatever I decide to do.

In addition, my core value is “People are Gods”. I got this value from a friend whom I met in traveling for Europe. This idea is pretty new to me. When I talk and communicate with others, I can learn many things which are unknown. They teach me new ideas, information, feelings, and ways of thinking. For example, I can understand my feeling clearly when I open my heart to friends. In addition, the advice from them cheers me up. Thus, I want to cherish the relationship with people I have met.

Writing Assignment 6

My conflict management strategy

It is interesting to know myself with questionnaire!

In five key concepts, the highest score goes to "Compromising".

I somehow agree that I am fill in that position.

It is because I cherish both relationship and my goal to achieve, depending on time to time.

With Positive thought, it seems to be flexible. On the other hand, it also seems to be unstable in negative case.

In my opinion, compromising strategy is used when people are conflict with others who are in similar position or status. Moreover, the time we have is short.

In this case, neither of groups want to withdraw nor force.

In fact, this strategy can be a preparation stage of confronting strategy.

In reality, limitation of time is unavoidable.

In order to make win-win situation, it is necessary to select key issue in conflict.

If the team vision and value is clear (Shackleton strategy1), the discussion will go smoothly.

Kaoru

Writing Assignment 5

From Chapter 8: "Ligten Up" question 1

My team celebrate success even it is small.

We applied for ICU dream competition in order to get subsidy from ICU alumni association.

Finally, we could not get good prize, but we got some subsidy anyway.

All of the member were glad to make effort for this competition.

Without celebrating, we lose the meaning to make effort for tournament and it is clear that it contribute for holding a tournament.

I feel happiness when we share the success to go next step because our effort is rewarded.

I was surprised at Shakleton's action. He clue members celebrated while they were waiting for rescue. (p.116)

If I were him, I would not be able to hold such a ceremony. What I would do is just waiting for rescue with anxiety.

From Shakleton action, I learned that we need to celebrate ourselves or what we have done especially in severe time.

In severe time, it is difficult to have room to praise what we have done.

Since we are depressed at that time, we rather need to get back our motivation.

In this way, our mind will soften and be relaxed, which leads to maintain aiming at our goal.

p.s. I was strongly impressed a rescue of mine workers in Chile.

With strong team work, they could endure in severe environment for more than 70 days.

I want to be such kind of a leader!!!!!!!!!

Writing Assignment 4

Answer the question 4 of chapter 7

During the process of teamwork, trouble is inevitable.

In my understanding, troublemakers and malcontents are different.

Troublemakers are lack of responsibility. For example, they do not respond to discussion.

In this case, I will notice them or tell them to do their work.

It is because they do not carry their responsibility.

On the other hand, malcontents are people who oppose the idea.

For example, there is a idea whether we should allow something or not.

Most people in the group agree with the idea but only one disagrees.

It is easy to make a decision in terms of the principle of number.

However, the fact that they have the idea because they think about the best way for team.

Therefore, I need to respect their idea even if it may be difficult to engage them.

In the text, there was a fact that Shackleton had a potential troublemakers in his clue.

Even in this situation, he kept his relationships with them.

Since a group work is long term, I think that keeping relationship is the best way.

Oh, it is close to win-win situation!

Writing Assignment 3

The answer the question 1 in Chapter 4.

I try to have a change of air when my stamina is gone.

Being in a leader position, there are a lot of things that I arrange for my group.

In the case of making a decision, I am disappointed my skill to summarize the group opinion.

Although there is a way to think positively and optimistically, there is a limitation of my room in my mind.

When I am in such a situation, I understand myself that I am in bad temper.

For example, less sleep time and negative thinking are one of the sign that I need to refresh.

To maintain stamina, there is several things that I do.

It's similar to what Shackleton do to keep his stamina in terms of talk to friends.

Mental: Talk to friends.

Friends who listen to my voice is very important for my life.

Fortunately, I have several friends who I can outlet myself.

Especially, in terms of the problem of group, I try to talk with friend who are not involve in the group.

In that way, I can easily say about the problem without holding hesitation.

Also, they can advice me , seeing from an objective view.

I am really appreciate with my friend. We are helping each other!

Physical: Sleep

Sleep is very important.

Without having much time to sleep, I am in bad temper and cannot concentrate on whatever I do. Therefore, even assignment remains, I take preference of sleeping firstly.

For example, When I am so tired , I go to bed as soon as I come back home. Next morning, I will wake up earlier than usual to do assignment. If it is failed, I will do it in the train.

I hope I can have more ways to maintain stamina so that I can more enjoy daily life.

Writing Assignment 2

Writing Assignment 2

There were many times that I faced with adversity in my daily life. The idea of Shackleton is to have optimistic view even we are in a difficult situation. In my case, it is somehow similar to his case. I try to gradually start things what I can do. When I hold a lot of things such as assignments, the contact of club activity and the preparation for the tournament, I want to run away from the reality. The reason is that I cannot see the end, so the process of the end of every material becomes vague. Therefore, I start the first step even the task seems to be difficult in order to clear the plan and its end. There is a recent example. It is necessary to borrow facilities to host the tournament. It needs the difficult process but the e-mail to manager enables me to negotiate with them directly. If I add the positive and optimistic view that Shackleton mentions, I will be able to work on the task easily. In addition, self-talking is often used in adversity. For example, before the tournament starts, I often talk to myself that I can do it because I have practiced hard for this tournament. The fact is that this self-talking plays an important role. The word makes me confident, and relaxed.

(Respond to the question 1 and 2)

The suffering team assignment is to summarize the opinions of all members. Since I am a leader, I have to summarize and make a decision in the final place. I do not want to reinforce members to my opinion only because I am a leader. I do want to respect individual opinion but sometimes I suffer how to make the final decision. In the this case, we discuss the reason and focus on interest. (Respond to question 4)

Assignment 1

My long term vision and short term goals

Organize people is difficult but fun. That is my motto and that is why I am the tournament director of 20^th ICU tournament that will be held next spring. ICU tournament is one of the international debate competitions, which has a long history. Not only I but also other committees will organize this tournament.

The goal of the organization is to success the tournament. Success does not mean 100 percent perfect. However, to prevent the problem or prevention of program at that day, much preparation for tournament and understanding within the group is necessary. Therefore, my personal vison is to make committee passionate for the tournament so that we can have good relationship and cooperate with each other. In this case, new mark means to improve the preparation than last year. For example, I try to hold the meeting at least once a week to share the information and discuss with the committees from now on. It is because there were few meeting in last year and I had the difficulty to understand the tournament itself. Without my saying about the gathering, nothing will start.

To achieve long term vision, short term goals are necessary. It is important to make and promise and keep trust with other people. If I can keep trust with committees, they will follow me and have more passion to do their work. For example, I submit an important document for before deadline. It seems that it is ordinary and natural things that we must do, but I try to finish small tasks. In addition, making mailing list and Google groups enable me to inspire the committee for the tournament as well as holding the meeting. In that way, we can make routine to say about ICU tournament to have the bases of management. Within the ICU tournament committees, engaging directions is to do mental diversion. Discussing too much about the tournament every day is boring and stressful. Therefore, we go to drink or dinner after the meeting or take rest during the meeting. It is enjoyable to hang out with committees after the meeting and we can also keep the motivation for the ICU tournament. The short term milestone of our organization is to keep the plan schedule. The measuring ways of our effort can understand by the planning and the time. We set our goal to finish the task within the week or month. For example, we have a plan to decide the role of committee in September. It is not necessary that we should always follow everything by the plan. However, it shows us the rough estimate to achieve the goal. Therefore, we can know the progress of the preparation.