This month's MVP is Kenichi Takeda, the new leader of the Coding Factory, which connects people.

The MVP was announced at the regular meeting in August, and the award went to Takeda, leader of the Coding Factory Club (hereafter referred to as CF).

He was assigned to CF as a leader in January of this year, and was recognized for the significant changes he has made to the atmosphere and work methods of CF, which led to him receiving this MVP award.

Normally, this article would be written by the manager who recommended the MVP, but this time, I (Kadonami), who would undoubtedly be near the top of a ranking of "CF people who often go out for drinks with Takeda after work" over the past few months, would like to introduce the three major changes that Takeda has brought about to CF from my perspective.

1. Changes in tools

The first thing I noticed a change was in the tools I used for work.
Since Takeda was assigned to CF, we had often used Excel or Word to exchange schedules and minutes, but
"Isn't Excel hard to read?"
This was the beginning of our shift to using Google Spreadsheets and Google Docs for our communications.
These tools made it possible to carry out a series of tasks that, looking back now, seemed like a lot of work - sending to the other person, them editing, sending from them, editing here and saving - in real time on the cloud, which greatly improved work efficiency.

Also, at the monthly coder meetings, Takeda, who has worked in various departments, often shows off useful tools and websites that are unique to him, and is often greeted with cheers of "Takeda-san is amazing!" from the CF coders.

CF coders tend to seek efficiency when it comes to coding, but for other things they tend to be self-taught, so I think this was the first time that the efficiency of tools other than coding has changed so drastically.

2. Changes in reporting

The second big change was in the evening meeting reports.
At CF, we had an evening meeting every day to check the progress, and the leader of each group would check the progress of their group members that day and report it to the leader.

But one day,
"From today, reports at the evening meeting will be done by project leader, not by group."
With this word, it was decided that each project leader would report on their progress.

In CF, it is common for one person to handle an entire case, so on some days, everyone would gather around Takeda's desk... At first, I was a little worried that if everyone talked, it would take up too much time and be a waste.

However, once I started, I was able to grasp the progress of all projects, and I felt that it was now easier than before to create a system in which it was easier to send help for projects that were not going well.

Also, he gives detailed advice to each member based on the situation of the case, and when there are no resources within CF, he is the first to connect with Monosus Thailand or other departments on the internal line to ask for help. It is impressive. I don't think I have ever seen someone with such initiative in a CF before.

Perhaps thanks to seeing Takeda's advice and quick action, it seems that recently more members are taking the initiative to ask for help and solve problems on their own.

3. Changes in communication

Personally, I think this is the biggest change.
Since Takeda became the leader, I've been drinking more often (laughs).
I'm sure everyone has a drink after work or a meeting... As expected, he prides himself on being Monosus' "drinking communication manager."

Perhaps because of this, it naturally became common for CF members to go out for drinks after work.
Recently, I've been getting more and more opportunities to go drinking with members I've hardly ever drank with before. I think this is also because Takeda is proactively (or forcefully) taking me out, and so it's become more natural for members who previously found it difficult to go drinking together.

It's not that we've always had bad relationships, but recently it seems like the members have become closer and communication has become smoother.

In addition, Takeda has been able to use his own network to meet people from other departments, people from industries that they would not normally come into contact with in their daily work, and people with incredible skills, and some members have now had more opportunities to drink together.

One day at a drinking party,
"Why do you hold events where people can drink together?"
When asking these questions,

"My job is to connect people."
"I want CF members to broaden their horizons."

I have heard things like that.
Maybe it's because I was drunk, but I actually heard the same lines over and over again (laughs).

Perhaps influenced by these experiences, I have now become interested in not only coding work, but also front-end and back-end aspects in general, and my horizons are gradually broadening.

When I think about it, I realize that the changes brought about by the tools and information that Takeda has brought to CF are mostly about "connecting people" so that people can communicate more smoothly.

In the future, we hope to cherish this connection and broaden our own horizons.

Finally, to the leader.
I don't think we're seeing the results we want in CF just yet, but let's all come together and achieve our goals!
Congratulations on winning the MVP award!