Our first reading in this class was about "Powerful Pose" and how it affects a person's power and leadership.
I was surprised that posing can change a person's hormones and mind.
We can easily recognise that
A, D and F are high-power body language, and B, C and E are low-power posing.
According to the text, "striking a powerful pose can
reduce symptoms of stress", and it gives courage to the person and makes it easier
to take a risk. I guess leaders tend to have more stress because they need to care about not only him/herself but their subordinates, and they are often required to do big decision-making with enough confidence, so I agree with an idea that it's better for leaders to strike high-power poses rather than the weak ones.
However, I don't think high-power body
languages described above always give positive influence on people around
him/her while he/she may feel comfortable and confident.
This is just in my view, but many workers
probably feel uncomfortable if their leaders' poses were A or F because such
posing is too much like "important-looking" at least in Japan. (I think D is
acceptable though.) Many Japanese people expect every worker, including
leaders, to have "politeness" rather than power. This is why they make a
bow regardless of their status, in order to show "respect" to the other person.
Also, particularly for women, I think it's not very good to open limbs expansively like F...
Also, particularly for women, I think it's not very good to open limbs expansively like F...
I think this is a cultural difference. Especially in western societies where people see equality is more important than politeness, followers' probably react differently from the way Japanese workers do.
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返信削除I had same kind of opinion as you did from these pictures,,, Especially looking at picA, it seems to be bossy and aggressive. Even though this pose can possibly increase your self confidence and lead to a reduction of stress, it's kinda hard to incarnate it in Japanese society where people is strictly sensitive to politeness,reverence and discipline as you mentioned in your post. I think the same that is the difference of cultural background so we can hardly make a sweeping statement this technique works for all people at all the time.
返信削除I agree with you both, that there are cultural differences. At the same time, I feel that for Japanese the same concepts apply, they are just more subtle (lke many things Japanese!).
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