It was almost 5 years ago when a grad student from Tokyo first visited us.
She was studying organizational development, and she got
so interested in us that she’s been visiting for research every several months
ever since.
Her research is normally conducted through an interview
with our members.
For today’s session, we had Mt. T of Accounting tell his
story at ISOWA.
And it was truly mind-blowing!
And it was truly mind-blowing!
He started with a story from high school,
“The best team I’ve ever been a part of was a football
team at high school.”
“We were good friends and had a firm trust relationship
with one another, but that doesn’t mean we were kind to each other all the
time.
Actually, it was the opposite. We were never easy on
mistakes teammates make. There was always a certain degree of intensity that
often caused conflicts. Yet, we believed in each other.
That culture is what I liked the most about the team.
And I chose ISOWA because I felt there was similar
workplace culture here.”
When he started working two years ago, he realized the relationships
were good but his accounting team could still collaborate better both
internally and externally.
I’m not going into the further details here, but he said
to the world that he was going to be the one who will be making a change
necessary for the better.
All this came from a guy who everyone else thought was
quiet and shy!
It was definitely the best story telling of ISOWA’s
history.
Team culture of Accounting may sound irrelevant to
customers out there.
But I do believe the dots will somehow connect.
That’s what fostering better workplace culture is all
about!
