1. What “communication style” do you embrace? Please provide one specific example about when this style created a “positive” result when working in a group. In addition, please provide one specific example about when this style created a “negative” result when working in a group. (2 Paragraphs)
When looking at the communication styles, I immediately felt like my communication style was analytical. Overall, I think I can relate to a little of all four styles, but I felt really closely with analytical. I am a person that is really organized and it detail-oriented. Before taking on a project, I like to gather all the details and background information before starting. During my past summer internship, the interns were asked to work together and
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Developing an action plan will let each style know what the other persons plan is and at the same time allow each of them to do their own thing without worrying about the other person. Along with both style are along with their own plan, they each both tend to work along their own schedule and at their own pace. By making a schedule, this will keep everyone on schedule and once again, one style won’t have to worry about the other style.
3. What “conflict management style” do you embrace? Please provide one specific example about when this style created a “positive” result when working in a group. In addition, please provide one specific example about when this style created a “negative” result when working in a group. (2
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While the leader might think he/she has the best opinion, having a meeting with the group will require everyone to collaborate ideas. The meeting is pointless without going in with opinions, so before the meeting, developing strong ideas and points will help by being assertive. This will give a chance for not just the competitive person, but for all people with different types of conflict management styles to talk and participate.
5. How will knowing your “styles” and having an understanding about other peoples “styles” benefit you in the professional workplace? (2 Paragraphs)
Two of the main aspects in the professional workplace are communication and conflict. With the knowledge of both and knowing which style you are it will help you better yourself and others around you in the professional workplace. Communication and its styles go beyond conversing with colleagues, but having good communication will help you with networking and help reduce diversity barriers.
When it comes to conflict there are pros and cons to having conflict in the workplace. Conflicts helps with new ideas, and increased knowledge and skills. Conflict also aids in the structure and order of the workforce. When employees are happier and more productive during work, it helps with their actual work and helps increase profit. Overall, having good communication and a little conflict can go along way with the productivity of a
The practical assignment consisted of effectively producing and presenting a style and adaptation that I have selected based on my image of a leading organization that I have researched and would like to seek employment. The assignment required me to project manage the production of the two styles and produce photographic evidence to be presented in a portfolio, including both original and digitally enhanced images. The entire Graded Unit is for the purpose of showing that I have learned and achieved all aspects of HNC hairdressing.
My secondary style is actually shown to be a tie between both Affiliative and Conventional styles. Conventional seems to support my primary style through points that I am agreeable, reliable and steady, and very respectful towards others, but acts to the contrary with suggestions of seeking praise and an overt concern for appearances. The Affiliative style strongly supports my Humanistic-Encouraging style. I am relaxed, cooperative, helpful, diplomatic, sincere, and strongly support inclusion. It is also quite true that I value people much more highly than possessions and also strive to help others in ...
This Communications Style Inventory provided an accurate reflection of my communication style for the majority of the time. I would argue my communication style is dependent on the situation. When I communicate with students, I tend to take on the role of supporter/relator. I listen to their problems and tailor my reactions to their emotions. When I am with friends, I am a promoter/socializer. I still value building those relationships, but they often do not require the emotional support the students need. Although controller and Analyzer are my lease score traits, I do use those qualities when I need to be direct or need to work by myself.
The Kiersey Temperament Test shows that I am of an ISJF personality which is characterized by an introvert with a reflective communication style. As an introvert, I have many disciplines capabilities that include perfectionism and procrastination. As a reflective communication stylist, I admire orderliness and naturally appear formal and stiff. No one way of communication is the best so I hope to modify some of my ISJF traits to enable me be more versatile when dealing with any situation especially during
Conerly (2004), further states two things attribute to the way conflict is managed. One is the importance of meeting your own goals and the other is the importance you attribute to relationships and wanting to get along with others.
In several occasions, conflict occurs in the communication of one or two people. Several people have thought of conflict as cases involving pouring of furious anger in a communication process. Nonetheless, conflict is the misinterpretation of an individual’s words or values (Huan & YAzdanifard, 2012). Conflict can also be due to limited resources in an organization (Riaz & Junaid, 2010). Conflict may as well arise due to poor communication or the use of inappropriate communication channel of transmission of information between the involved parties. Management of conflict has various conflict management styles that include avoidance style, forcing style, passive-aggressive style, accommodating style, collaborating style and compromising style. Workplace conflict comes in two different kinds: task involving conflict, which focuses on the approaches used in resolving the problem and blaming conflict that has the aspects of blame and never brings element of resolving problems between the conflicting parties. In the perception of several individuals, relationship conflict is negative.
From each of these sessions, I learned the most from the conflict management segment. It helped me to realize that no matter how efficient a leader is, there is no way to escape conflict when working with others. I also came to understand that these conflicts can be detrimental to the progress of a group. Thus, the leader must be able to ...
The test relating to my communication style revealed I am a Conventional communicator. I would have to say that I would agree with the explanation of the style and see myself fitting into the category most of the time, particularly in the work place. I do feel with certain situations I can be an expressive communicator, especially when trying to get my point of view across in an argument, or giving advice to a friend. I could see myself as a strategic communicator at times when talking to patients. I would have to change my style of words into words they could understand better, like medical jargon into layman’s terms. As a whole though, more times than not, I see myself fitting into the conventional guidelines below.
Communication is a key in every setting from home, work and the community. Communication encompasses written, oral, visual, digital and non-verbal communication within each context. Successful in-person communication skills are critical when dealing with other individuals and this involves speaking, listening, and dealing with conflict. To solve conflict communication needs to be clear, concise and delivered in such a way so as to not offend either party, thus further inviting additional conflict. (Wilmot & Hocker, 2011 p.144) advises that developing a repertoire of diverse styles and tactics may require some stretching of one’s comfort zone.
Since, most of the male’s communication style is task-oriented such as directing, assigning task, focusing in initiating structure. This communication style has a positive impact when there is urgency of work, need direction to work etc. Most of the female’s communication style is people-oriented such as support, communication and active interaction. This communication style has a positive impact when there is a conflict, need of support in team members, delegation of power, negotiation
The purpose of this paper is not to teach you, or to show you, how interpersonal communication is essential to everyday life at home or work. But, I am going to do my best to at least show you how essential communication skills are in all areas of life by using me as the example. My plan is to focus on some of the elements of interpersonal communication that we have been touching on this semester. While reading our Interpersonal Communications Book, three goals kept being highlighted that I personally wanted to accomplish by the end of course. I’m sure that by now I have noticed that I keep referring to my topics as goals.
Communication Styles: Several elements of communication style are especially relevant in business contexts, including indirect versus direct, and honesty versus harmony.
Communicating effectively and in a professional manner is not only important in how other people view us; it could determine which jobs we are able to obtain as employer Kevin Weins brought out. Everyone can benefit from trying to communicate more effectively. Trying to improve my own communication skills has helped me in my own life and career and can help other people in their own careers and in their daily life.
As in all aspects of personal and professional life, having effective communication is a key element of success. Effective communication can benefit your relationships with people. By conveying your message and integrating them as a member of the team and not just a subordinate leads to better production. By effectively communicating you can clearly define job responsibilities and expectations. The better you are able to communicate the less likely organizational turnover of personnel will occur. Supervisors and leaders in the professional workplace find that the most important factor in advancement and retain ability is effective communication. Senior level executives and human resources managers are stressing the importance of communication and providing more training for mid-level management. Emphasis is placed on communication being clear by being transmitted strongly.