Chapter 6 Core Team Values

     Strategy 6 points out how significant it can be to forget about status differences and treat everyone the same. I was teaching my friend the other day because she was struggling with one of the passages from her ELA Reader. It was on "McDaniel" and the reading mainly focused on "the importance of effective intercultural encounters"(8-1). It gave Japan as an example to demonstrate how nonverbal communication practices and cultural themes coexist. For instance, Japan value hierarchy... "the junior is socially compelled to assume a passive role"(8-2) and "the junior person bows first, lowest, and longest"(8-4). What I wanted to say was...Shackleton's strategies may successfully be applied in foreign countries but maybe it is more difficult in a country like Japan.
     In addition, I was looking through the "Expedition Log" and number 5 "When was the last time you made a personal sacrifice for the benefit of the team? Have you ever done the equivalent of serving tea and milk?"(109) caught my attention. This was a difficult question for me. I have been in different sports team, volunteer activities and orchestra band. However, it took me a while for me to go over whether I made any personal sacrifice in my life. Then I did remember about the time when I had the school festival. We had to practice some dance moves as the cheering group. Even though my college entrance exam was on the next day, I decided to stay after school and practice with younger students. One reason was because I was one of the sub-leaders but it was also because so many other sub-leaders were absent (because of exams) that I thought people needed me to teach them the dance. So I guess I made a personal sacrifice because I had a choice of spending my time preparing for my exam.