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≪今回のworkshop≫
○ 参加人数：11名（うち新人の方：2名）
○【前半】：How to get someone hooked on you at the first contact
○【後半】：Does Being a “First Penguin” Help Move Work Forward? –  Thinking About the Value and Risks of Immediate Action and Speaking Up

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≪FIRST HALF≫

How to get someone hooked on you at the first contact

April is a season of a new life. I believe some of you moved to a different place, putting yourself into a new environment, while others might welcome new people to your community. In either case, you will have some opportunities to interact with people you’ve never talked with before.

In that situation, it is better if you can give them a great impression so that you can establish good relationships with them. However, it is not easy to make it happen all the time. I’m sure you also have met many people, including those whom you got fascinating impression on, you got zero feelings toward, and you had negative images on. Of course, those impressions could be changed later, though.

I would appreciate it if you could share as many ideas as possible based on your own experiences in order to find out useful techniques that we can use when talking with people we meet for the first time. 

<Questions>

Q1. Do you think you are good at communicating with people you’ve never met before?

Q2. Try to remember a specific situation where you got hooked on someone you met for the first time.  What makes you keep the memory alive?

Q3. Have you ever had a situation where you had a negative impression on somebody, who later turned out to be a fascinating person, or vice versa? Why did it happen?

Q4. Based on your discussion, what are important elements to make a great impression when you communicate with someone for the first time?  Choose a couple of elements and prepare to share the ideas to other groups.

≪LATTER HALF≫

Does Being a “First Penguin” Help Move Work Forward? –  Thinking About the Value and Risks of Immediate Action and Speaking Up

A “first penguin” is the penguin that jumps into the sea first from a group. This penguin takes the highest risk of being attacked by predators, but its action shows that the sea is safe and helps the whole group move forward. In business, this term is often used as a metaphor for a person who takes action or speaks up first, even though failure or criticism is possible.

In the workplace, immediate action and speaking up can become the trigger that moves stalled work forward. For example, sharing a document that is only 50% complete can start discussion, or one comment can change the mood of a meeting. These situations are quite common. At the same time, the same behavior can also become an “unnecessary comment” or communication that creates extra work. Speaking too quickly can cause misunderstandings and lead to rework or confusion that was not needed.

In this discussion, we aim to clarify the conditions under which first-penguin-like behavior becomes a driving force for progress, and where it turns into a risk. We will also connect these insights to practical actions we can take starting tomorrow.

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Q1. From your own experience, have you ever felt that immediate action or speaking up helped move things forward?  What happened at that time, and why do you think it worked well?

Q2. In your workplace, how are first-penguin-type people (those who take action or speak up quickly) evaluated?  Does that evaluation change depending on position or situation?

Q3. When do immediate action and speaking up stop being “a trigger to move things forward” and become “an unnecessary comment” or communication that creates extra work?

Q4. If you were the leader of this team (or department), what kind of rules or agreements would you set so that immediate action and speaking up become a force that moves work forward?  Please discuss and summarize your group’s opinion.

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