Chapter 5&6

5                                   6

The Team Message   Core Team Value

 

Chapter 5 and 6 are both about "team" which is easily applied to our daily lives. When I was in volleyball team at middle school(sorry, I always cite this example...), teamwork was the most essential skill, probably even more than skills of playing volleyball itself. The reason is if players individually play in the court, the ball immediately fall. Every single player had to communicate with others and confirm each roles. Otherwise, the team would never win the game. As the author of this book says "frequent communication is always important in maintain a sense of team unity", communication was necessary both inside and outside of the court.

 

In addition, it is not too much to say that the victory or defeat totally depends on what kind of environment the team creates. If the team creates a good atmosphere, the team will likely to win, and vice versa. Therefore, every time we have the game, we  had a meeting, and shared information and tried to create a better atmosphere. In order words, strengthen the team unity through meetings in order to accomplish the same goal, which is the victory.

Lastly, my coach always told us to say "Thank you", "You did well!", "Otsukaresama". Those were commonly used phrases, but they had huge meaning which strengthened the team and "lubricated social interaction". I realized that my coach was not really a leader, but expert in uniting the team.