As Yusuke said in end of my presentation, I am going to be the captain(部長) of the band circle next year.
The captain doesn't really have to show strong leadership, like making a long-term vision and keeping that with the members. All the members like music, and are already highly-motivated. It is more like a desk-work, like writing documents and submitting them for using the 新D multi-purpose hall.
However, the skills I learned in this class was not all about leadership. It was about making good atmosphere. Making negotiations go well. Making good impressions to other people. Teamwork. Resolving Conflicts. Saying 「でーきーるー！」. Doing the best at where you are.
With these skills, I think I can be a better person, a better captain.
This term was a quite hard time for me. Many events made me think of the distance between me and me in the personal vision statement. But what I really think now is that I have to learn from the mistakes and start from what I can do now.
It may take a really long time, but I am starting to be the leader I want to be.
Thank you!
Hi Kengo,
返信削除Thanks for these final posts—you ended with a bang. I appreciate your summaries of what you learned, and I wish you the best as the captain of your band circle and hope you do have a chance to apply at least some of what you have learned in class. As you mentioned that you like the Simpson and Yates story in our text, you should know that I have the book, and you are welcome to borrow and read it. There is a movie version as well but the book gets you more into Simpson's head.
I wish you the very best with all your future endeavors. Happy playing (and listening to) music in the future.
Best,
Ken