...ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management: |Centre Number: |R31609 | |Centre Name: |Leeds Metropolitan Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Centre | |Student Name: |Alexandra Hunt | |Leeds Met Student ID: |33251825 | |Student Date of Birth: |15/01/1991 | |Student Email Address: |a.hunt2229@student.leedsmet.ac.uk | |Gender: |Female | |Assessment Summary | | | |This task requires...
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...I read the article, “Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance” by Bruce Bower. He talked about how the length of relationships can be based on your styles of communication. Bower also discusses how the use of function words such as; pronouns, articles, conjunctions, prepositions and negations”(Bower) can have an affect on conversation partners. He goes own to explain how language style matching “signifies not how much two people like each other but how much each is paying attention to what the other says”(Bower). After reading the article, I went to the Language Style Matching website and took the test. In this essay I will talk about my score and my thoughts about the Language Style Matching test. When I first read the directions to the Language Style Matching test, I was wondering what kind of results I would be given based on single conversation. I use a conversation between my best friend and I, through via text message and the score we received was 0.72. My best friend and I have been close since we were in the second grade; I believed the way that we used our words affected our score. I do not believe the website score was accurate because of the closeness that we share, and the understanding that we have with each other. There are times we can finish each other’s sentences because we know each other thoughts on certain subjects. I thought that we would get a higher score than what we received. I do not know how they come up with the scoring on this test...
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...Communication is any facet of the complex process of human interaction; it focuses on the many modes of human messaging (Stoda, 2013). Effective interpersonal communication in business is important to be successful. It is vital for employees and mangers to understand the different communication styles to better understand how to communicate effectively with each other. These important communication styles are closed, blind, hidden and open. Once educated on these styles of communication, and realizing how one’s self particularly prefers to communicate, can open many doors to better relationships and rolls, particularly as an employee and a manager. Through tests such as the Employee Tendency Indicator (ETI) and the Manager Tendency Indicator (MTI) I was personally able to identify what communication style I use in an employee and a manager roll inversely which communication styles I use the least. Taking these tests gave me the opportunity to see what communication styles I need to learn so I can better interact with individuals at work and in my personal life so I can have effective professional and personal relationships. My results were what I had expected after reading our textbook; I was an open communicator in both an employee and manager roll. I feel as though this fits my general personality and how I have communicated in both employee and manager positions in my business career (ETI, MTI test and also the book). I really respond best to open honest and through...
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...Communication Interview and Contrast Paper I chose to interview my boyfriend, Andre for the contrast assignment to highlight the differences in how we communicate. Due to social and work constraints, I don’t really communicate with any other single person on a regular basis, other than my children. I also feel that he knows me better than most people and therefore can provide an accurate picture of how differences in communication impact our relationship with one another. It must be true that opposites attract, because it certainly is the case with us. While we enjoy many of the same things in life as individuals and as a couple, we also are different. Aside from our communication styles, we are physically different in numerous ways and our personalities differ in regards to our basic beliefs and how we react to different situations. Andre is tattooed and I am not. He loves rock music and I like country music and several other genres. I love outdoor activities like camping, hiking, canoeing, and zip lining. He prefers to stick with activities he knows rather than trying new things. How we discipline and relate to our children differs greatly. I am mostly vegetarian while he enjoys finding ways to incorporate bacon into every meal. He likes the beach and I at times prefer the cool, quiet serenity of the mountains. So prior to the interview, I knew our differences were obvious. However, I did not realize that his lack of effective communication is the root of many misunderstandings...
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....Individual Assignment: Organizational Behavior and Communication Paper Research paper 2 Points of Research 1- Leader ship style in Google. 2- The affect of leadership style on group communication. 3- Source of power found in Google. 4- How this source of power affect group and organization communication. 5- Google culture. 6- The motivational theory that would be effective within that culture. 7- Evaluation of the role of communication as an element of this theory. 8- Describe the commitment of the workforce to Google. 9- Relationship between the commitment and the communication. 1-leadership style in Google My researches about Google leadership style. I find out that leaders using transformational leadership style and this is one of my own favorite styles. That's because the leaders increase the satisfaction and the moral between the employees. The leader that uses this type of leadership they motivate and they give intellectual simulation. Plus, they have taken in considerations the individuals as well. If we also take a look about the qualities of the transformational style when we see that this style encourages the workers or the employees to be more innovative and creative. By opening the channels of communication, That is less a stressful and more casual and this allows the ideas between the group members to be reach and understood more easily also, the transformational style It is helping and building trust among the employees...
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...Final Leadership Essay Responsibility: perhaps no better word describes what a leader faces as he or she manages an organization. As future leaders are cultivated and preened for future positions, it is necessary and vital to instill upon them the importance of such a position. It was in the midst of great self-reflection I realized how much I long to be an effective leader. It wasn’t until I participated in Education 630 under the instruction of Dr. Dennis Van Berkum of Minnesota State University, that I fully realized my potential as an educational leader. Through the required course-work, I’ve come to understand what an effective leader is. As a result I have chosen to compose the following essay on leadership. I will outline my point of view on organizational theory, leadership, and culture. I will also provide a personal perspective of decision making. Throughout this process I will also include my plan for growth in such an organization. It is clear that throughout the last century many different concepts have been attempted as an organizational theory. When reflecting on traditional theories it is evident that all of them have some principles that can be useful in today’s school systems. There are three organizational theories that beg investigation: Bureaucratic, Scientific Management, and Classical theories. In the following words, I will explore each theory and its validity as a useful management tool. The Bureaucratic Theory is truly an impersonal concept...
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...Jason A. Huffmaster Professor Levy English 101 May 24, 2016 Gender Communication Communication is a very big deal in every aspect of our daily lives. It’s one way we express our affectionate towards the ones we love and care about among other ways. It is also how we let people know if we are upset and have a problem with them. It’s how we solve our problems and make amends. And now if you place gender into this mix, things begin to get a lot more complicated. Both men and women communicate in completely different ways from the words they use to the tone that’s it is delivered in. I feel a lot of the times when members of the opposite sex communicate it’s like oil and water mixing. I believe communication is the key to any successful relationship; husband, wife; father, daughter; mother, son, and co-workers you should try and develop your communication skills to the best of your ability it could make your personal relationships better, along with a more peaceful home life and, a more successful career at work. I believe the overall combination of these things could help your overall health. The essay “But What Do You Mean” by Deborah Tannen (Bedford pg.379), is very interesting read I find a lot of the comparisons she’s makes are so very true. Not only the comparisons to how men and women communicate differently between themselves in the work place. But also how they communicate with each other in different scenarios and situations whether it be apologizing, fighting,...
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...uccessful small groups can be marked by a range of different communication behaviors. A large part of communicating is Listening. In order to communicate with the group properly you must listen to all of the individuals to get a full understanding of what they are saying so you can respond properly. Non-verbal behaviors are also just as important. For an example looking at people when they speak or nodding your head when you agree with something. Another important thing to remember when communicating is to make clear statements. If you want your group to preform a certain task it is important they clearly understand what the goal is. Groups also communicate with each other through deliberating and discussing. When in a group it is important for others to feel they are important in order for the group to be successful. If members do not feel important or utilized this will lower moral and motivation. To avoid this respond to other people and engage them by agreeing or adding on what they say. A group may also want to brainstorm to avoid unproductive conflict and avoid groupthink. A way to improve the groups productivity constructive criticism or feedback is important. Communication styles can vary according to group dynamics. For an example a small group that is...
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...Receiving Feedback Reviewing Your Assessments Feedback Reviewing Feedback? What is Feedback? How Do We Give Feedback? Redirection and Reinforcement Communication Styles What are Communication Styles? Understanding Styles Planning Feedback Why Are You Providing Feedback? Setting the Environment BridgeSpan, Inc. © 2003 Rev. Date 9/23/2003 1 2 4 5 6 7 11 12 14 17 18 21 25 26 28 Page i Table of Contents Identify Behavior and Performance Issues Providing Examples Identify Desired Results Understanding Expectations Controlling the Situation Accepting Feedback Delaying Feedback Taking Time for Feedback Useful Feedback Detailed Feedback Reinforcement Redirection Receiving Feedback Two-way Process Listening Developing Your Feedback Skills Leader Guide 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 45 47 52 53 55 62 Page ii Giving and Receiving Feedback Leader Guide Getting Started Getting Started About This Guide What’s the purpose of this guide? This leader guide provides a master reference document to help you prepare for and deliver the Giving and Receiving Feedback program. What will I find in the guide? This leader guide is a comprehensive package that contains the workshop delivery sequence checklists of necessary materials and equipment presentation scripts and key points to cover, and instructions for managing exercises, case studies, and other instructional activities. How is this guide organized? This section, “Getting Started,” contains all of the preparation information...
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...Leadership Style Paper HCS/475 Leadership and Performance Development February 13, 2012 Leadership style is the manner & approach of providing direction, implementing plans & motivating people, choosing the appropriate style of communication, identifying objectives, empowering others to achieve & giving support. Selecting the correct style may lead to greater motivation & production from my team (Leadership in Organization, 2001-2012). I have to perform many roles & how I handle various situations, which will depend on my style of leadership. My personality & characteristics will influence the type of style I adopt. A good leader will use various styles depending on what is involved. There are many factors that can influence the behavior of a leader using aspects of leadership style (Leadership in Organization, 2001-2012). The behavior and situations in the workplace will ultimately identify the choice of response. Certain jobs require time restraints that require leadership to ensure that deadlines are met. Time restraints that are not correctly managed and over run, but may result in a decrease in motivation; it might lower commitment and effect the satisfaction of the employee. Various studies have revealed that a transformational leadership can considerably increase the performance by working as a role model (Changing Minds, 2002-2012). They encourage employees to perform and put the organizational needs first (Leadership in Organization, 2001-2012)...
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...Identifying Intelligence Styles to Define Interaction Strengths Abstract My top three intelligence styles are logical, linguistic, and interpersonal. These intelligence styles help define my strengths in my interactions with my co-workers and other employees of the companies I am associated with. These intelligence styles affect how I conduct myself with others to properly coordinate with others and project my message across to them. My top three intelligence styles are logical, linguistic, and interpersonal styles. These intelligence styles help in my everyday interaction with other people in whatever tasks I conduct at my workplace. These intelligence styles define my communication style and strengthen my interaction with others. My intelligence styles help me project my message to my co-workers so I can contribute to maximize the productivity for which ever company I am associated with. My strongest intelligence style is interpersonal style, in which I have good interpretation of what other people are feeling and understanding their situations. One word with one tone can mean one thing while the same word with different tone can mean something else. What I noticed about myself is that I can interpret what the person is trying to say when he or she tells me something very brief or very little based on that...
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...Introduction Learning style can be described as an individual's natural or habitual pattern of acquiring and processing information in learning situations. It is a core concept that individuals differ in how they learn. In the perspective of supporters, teacher should evaluate the student's learning style. Although there is sufficient obvious for differences in individual thinking and ways of processing various types of information, few studies have reliably tested the validity of using learning styles in education. On the opposite side, critics say there is no evidence that identifying an individual student's learning style produces better outcomes. 2.0 VAK Learning Style There are consist of two learning style. There is VAK learning style and Honey and Mumford learning style. VAK is Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic. People who with visual learning style favoritism for seen or inspect things. For example: pictures, demonstrations, display, films, diagrams, handouts, and flip chat. Beside this, this person will always use the words like` let’s have a look at that’ ` show me’ or ` let’s have a look at that’. Apart from this, they will read the instructions or watching someone else do it first in order to be the best one when perform a new task. This people will write the instruction and direction in order to work from lists. Next, a person who with an auditory learning style, they have a preference for transfer the information by listening of the others people or self spoken...
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...(established in 2001). My current title is a Project Engineer. I have held that position for approximately 1yr. During that time I have built a 280,000 square ft. grocery store and worked on business development and customer follow up in the Dallas and Houston markets. Roche is consistently ranked in the top 25 of retail General Contractors in the US and has begun branching out into other sectors of construction including education, public works and industrial projects. The main markets for this organization include Colorado, Las Vegas area and recently Texas with large grocery store chains. The company focuses most of its efforts on retail education; industrial, manufacturing, and warehousing. I started with the company 1 year ago with the title of Project Engineer which can also stand for Assistant Superintendent. The first project I worked on was the construction of a Tom Thumb grocery store in Flower Mound, TX which had its grand opening on October 31 2012. Since then I have had the chance to help with project development and to oversee small projects in the Dallas and Houston markets. In commercial construction there is a different organizational structure than most other organizations. It is called “Autonomous Project Organizational Structure”. In the autonomous project organization, each project operates as its own, somewhat independent entity. (Clements & Gido 2012 p.437) I personally have never been to one of the offices of the company and have only worked in the...
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...Final Paper Joseph Ransford COM 321: Communication Theory (BCB 1238A) Nichole Vasser 10/22/12 The cornerstone of any relationship is the ability to communicate well. Communication is so important in any relationship, whether it be professional, personal, or intimate. It allows us to share our thoughts, interests, and concerns among each other. Strong communication is based on the way we listen and talk. We can all learn how to improve the way we communicate but it takes more than words to form a strong relationship. So many times the signals we are sending are not those that are intended. When this happens we can lose the trust of others and sometimes we can lose those relationships altogether. When we communicate with those around us most of what we say is without speaking. Whether it be our hand gestures, our tone of voice, or our facial motions, they are all means of communication. More times than not when we cannot put our feelings into words it comes out as body language and can easily be misconstrued. Understanding and realizing that we may be sending these non-verbal signals is the beginning to better communication. It is important that we take into consideration the effects that they may have on the people around us and our relationships that we have with them. Self-awareness and an understanding of the cues you may be sending are paired with the cues others send and receive. There are all different types of communication that people will use throughout their...
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...Interpersonal Communication Term Project – Kiser Overview This term project asks you to apply the concepts and theories from this course to your own interpersonal communication experience. First, you will describe major influences on your communication style. Then you will pick two communication contexts/situations and describe your strengths and weaknesses in those areas and devise strategies, based on course materials, to address two of your most important weaknesses. The last part of the project asks you put these plan into effect, keep a journal of your experiences, and write up the results. Step 1 – General Description of your interpersonal communication style Describe major sources of influence that have affected you communication style, such as family background, educational background, sex/age, interaction with your significant others, etc. Discuss how you communication style reflects what/who you are (your self-concept) that has been established through interaction with others. How does your MBTI type affect your communication style? This part of the project should give a sense of who you are and major influences in you life that have affected the way you communicate. This section should be 1-2 pages long. It is due _________________________ Step 2 – Analysis of your communication style in specific contexts. a. Select one of the following communication contexts: (1) male-female communication; (2) family communication; (3) communication on the job; or any other context...
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