Apply Daniel’s ABCs to a situation at work or at home.  Do the analysis.  Any discoveries?  What could change (A, B, C) that might help the situation? Discussion: According to Daniels’s ABCs, the observable behavior (B) should be treated in …

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Analyze a miscommunication you have experienced using the concepts from the text.  Use appropriate concepts/terms from the text.  (Grapevine, TMI, language and vocabulary differences, etc.)  Also, use concepts/terms learned in this module:  assessments, assertions, requests, and victim/creator.  What exactly will …

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After reading the handouts in this chapter and experiencing discussion board this week, how would you summarize nonviolent communication? I expect around 5 sentences here. Non-violent communication is an effective way to address problems in an organization and in our …

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Think of any coaching situation.  It can be a friend who is having a problem, an employee who needs it, or a child/sibling who could use it.  Apply the Communication Wheel and write a dialogue.  What would you say?  You …

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Figure 14.6 suggests 7 questions that a supervisor should ask him/herself. Think of one more question you might add to the list. The following question comes to my mind. Is there any specific professional training required that can help Shirley improve? …

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List three solid reasons performance appraisals are important. Following are the three reasons that I believe make performance appraisal very important. Performance appraisal is important because it provides a guideline to the process of employee compensation. The organization can do …

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Looking at the Feedback handouts, name two things you were specifically reminded of or learned.  One of the first thing that I learned from the handouts is the difference between feedback and feedforward. Feedback is when you provide your suggestions …

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Impact of ignoring a disciplinary situation on the team What is the impact of ignoring a disciplinary situation on the team? Department? Organization?  Ignoring a disciplinary situation has a negative impact on individual and collective levels in an organization or any …

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