The Second Week

From reading chapter 1 

The strategy of the chapter is "Never loose sight of ultimate goal, and focus on short term objectives." The strategy is very important not only taking leadership but also in other every situation in our life. Whenever we want to archive something, we need ultimate goal and short term tasks or things to do.

From the reading, we can find several skills accompanying the strategy. 
The one of skills is a willingness to find a new goal. As Shackleton's goal shifted from crossing the Antarctic Continent to bringing every men back alive, we should change the ultimate goal and should not cling to the old one. 

It is very important skill, and at the same time, the new goal should be better one than before. So that leaders should find good new goal and channel it. If the new goal is not good, leaders and the followers fail even if they quickly change their goal. 

Another skill is looking beyond own needs for action. There are other skills, but I think it is more important for leaders to archive something with followers. 

Lessons from the story about the skill is that leaders should focus on not only their own needs but also needs of others. The self absorption by leader leaves the rest of others. 

This leadership skill is really impressed me, and I would like to apply it to my cheer leading team. 

Cheer leading is a typical team sports, so it is so emphasized that "One for all, all for one." We, cheer leaders are required to think others' problems as our own. So that the skill is very important for me, who will become captain of the cheer leading team!!

For example when we participate in a competition, almost of everyone has a little anxiety or pressure. If leader channel on only her own anxiety, others' feelings do not become better, and the performance will be failed. Then if leader share feelings of both her own and others, followers would not be disappointed and the bond of the team be stronger.