First readings

In our class on monday, we read the article about relationship between posture and confidence. Until I read this article, I thought postures which were provided in the article were rude to take in front of people. However through the lecture, I was able to realize the difference the level of confidence by actually taking the postures. Furthermore, I came to know that the way I thought that it is rude to take these kind of postures in front of people was very Japanese, as Ken mentioned in class that Japanese have tendency to respect others. So, as I learned that postures and emotions are related, I would  like to try taking these postures before my presentstion.

Also in our Wednesday class, we learned how important it is for leaders to care about the mood of workplaces. As Japanese, I know how mood of the class would strongly affect act of each person in class, both in possitive and negative ways. However, I was surprised by the result of the experiment mentioned in the article that people would have better working performance when they have “negative performance feedback accompanied by positive emotional signals” than “possitive feedback accompanied by negative emational signals”. Through this reading, I thought having good mood is important in any situation.