LE Part8: Lighten Up!

 The seventh part of Leading at the Edge is "Lighten Up!" and I thought what Dennis Perkins says in this chapter is connected to many of the previous chapters. Building a good teamwork require personal relationships in a team, which means they need lightening-up moments in a time they spend. In an organization I belong now, H-LAB, holds many events in a year. They hold events like Nomikai (飲み会) at least once a month. Events can be someone's birthday party, a small trip and just for eating something them want (i.e. all the members really like to eat ra-men, so we have ラーメン同好会 in a team and go to some ra-men restaurant al least once in two months). Through these events, we get to know each others and get friendly, so that we build friendship and begin to talk about anything, which means we can overcome some problems we have, and we can try to deal with conflicts popped up in a team as a whole. Reading the section called "Find Something to Celebrate" reminded me of not only teams I have belonged but also a relationship with a boyfriend. Although boys tend to forget and feel troublesome towards anniversary events (such as the day of one year after the day the couple get dated), girls like to hold them and do special things on those special dates. I really understand many boys don't really like to plan those things and feel troublesome towards them, but I really think making those days kind of special has a good effect on their relationship. After having special date, we both always have close feeling for each other, and try to be more understandable and considerate to the other. I believe sharing an enjoyable moment with teammates or lovers definitely has good effects on their relationships.

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