Translated from 日本語 • View original Get Less Formal means something like "don't be formal" or "don't get too caught up in formality".
What's wrong with being formal?
"Be Casual" in terms of ISAO
At ISAO, we value casualness.
It's the opposite way, but it's used in the same sense.
What Jack Wanted to Say
He says this.
“You must realize now how important it is to maintain the kind of corporate informality that encourages a training class to comfortably challenge the boss’s pet ideas.
It is important not to make the company's culture stiff and to create an environment where you can express your opinions without being nervous to your boss.
At ISAO, there is no boss, but it is important to have an environment where you can express your opinions to anyone in any organization.
Dress casually
I have been in sales for many years, so I used to work in a basic suit in my 20s and 30s.
Tie even when it's hot. In winter, the coat worn over the suit is too cold.
The shoes are leather shoes, so if you walk long distances, you will get very tired...
When I came to ISAO in the IT industry, I started working casually, and it was the first time I realized that I had been doing this kind of penance for nearly 20 years.
Recently, many companies have adopted business casual such as Cool Biz and Warm Biz, but there are still many restrictions.
After all, I don't work in a good way, so I hope Japan will become more and more casual.
In particular, I think that men will feel dramatically easier when they wear jeans and women wear sneakers.
(I've heard that women's pumps are many times tougher than men's leather shoes.)
Enhancing Psychological Safety
Even if the form is casual, if there is still "authority" in the company, drastic statements will inevitably be accompanied by tension.
Authority is "personnel".
At ISAO, you choose your own coaches and evaluators so that authority does not gather in a fixed person.
Also, on Goalous, I try to keep serious conversations as casual as possible.
Thoroughly implementing the message of "let's do it casually" throughout the company is a very effective way to increase psychological safety.
Have fun with Shigoto!
If you add humor to a casual environment, communication will become more and more fun.
Recently, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, many people are working in an environment where they cannot come to the company and talk to everyone as they used to due to the sudden introduction of telework by companies.
Many people say that if there is communication on Goalous, they can feel like they are in the company and feel brighter.
Why don't you use Goalous to enjoy your work?