The Communication Problem Solver 22 ppsx

... and the direct reports because the roles are blurred. It is unclear when the manager wears the peer hat and when she wears the manager hat. When you are given the new management duties, the first ... team. > Discuss the change with peers. Understand and address your peers’ feelings. Accommodate their needs as much as possible. > Lead from the front—pull the team, rath...

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... book from others on the topic are the practical tools like the step- by-step how-to’s and the real-world management examples. They cut through the theories to enable you to analyze your communication ... recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 16 01 Broadway, New York, NY 10 019 . Printing number...

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... help. —xv PART I THE SECRETS TO CREATING AND SUSTAINING ENERGIZED RELATIONSHIPS This page intentionally left blank THE COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVER F OREWORD Each chapter in The Communication Problem Solver ... to redefining communication problems in factual terms, then solving them once and for all. The examples in this book are true, but the names have been changed to...

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... affects another department. The managers may incorrectly assume that other departments understand what they need and why. Even if they work on the same project, often groups do not know the impact of their ... down the line what’s happening with the ebb and flow. If guys in the warehouse know there’s a surge in orders, they can mentally prepare for it. Stress accumulates if the o...

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... up. Throughout the interactive training, the different departments dis- closed their challenges and why they worked the way they did. They learned to listen to each other and they developed relationships ... OF R ELATIONSHIP employee and the manager, the whole team experiences discomfort and stress. They look to the manager to fix the problem, not instigate it. Summary This chap...

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... plea- sure.’’ They seemed to enjoy both their work and their coworkers. When I asked a few employees why all the workers seemed so happy, they said the view was terrific and the people they worked ... getting what they want and (2) teaches employees that to survive, they must disregard their manager. The Impact of Not Setting Clear Expectations Not being clear about the expectations...

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... enable employees to believe that the manager knows the direction and is there to support the employees achieve the goals. In short, to set clear expectations for others, you must first know clearly ... self on current trends Lead the Meeting(s) with Your Boss Open the meeting with a recap of the purpose of this communication on expectations and responsibilities. The purpose i...

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... professionally and give them the support they need to succeed? What you say, how much you say, and how you say it will influence whether they achieve the needed results and whether they take ownership of the task. In ... their organiza- tions, the goals, and what they need to accomplish. They ally themselves with their managers, upper management, and the results that need to be achie...

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... information about the other. Intu- ition springs from this information. Confident managers trust their intuition. They listen and clarify the other person’s meaning, and also intuit the person as ... when their managers approach them about progress on an assignment. This helps keep a project on track. Problem 6. General Communication Issues Throughout the Organization • There is a...

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... for worse, the more the growth, the more the need for structure to solidify communication and thus reach the objectives. New people do not have the background or intuition to know what the team ... together. They do not have the history of relationship nor the informal process that took place. Defining Terms Here are definitions of the terms workflow process and project man...

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... and increase stress. Who wants their time and energy wasted? The next time the manager questions the employees, they might shrug the question off rather than invest themselves in a futile conversation. When ... goals? Are they support- ive, or accusatory? Do they relate to budget, timetables, and specifica- tions? Do they direct the employee to think one way, or do they open the po...

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... questions so the employee can solve his own problem. These questions aid employees in discovering more about the problem and enable them to develop their own process skills. For problem solving ... the problem? What is the impact on the rest of the task/project/machine/team? How does it change our time frame? Who else needs to be notified? What exactly is wrong? Is the pat...

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... positive feedback to any of them when they do meet his expectations. They need to hear that they are on the right track—especially since there is so much uncertainty about the roles and expectations. > ... with the senior director to discuss stat sheets. > Ask the senior director to work with the European region to solve the problem they have with slow closings, since Mary...

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... discussion with the two employ- ees to identify the cause of the problem and talk about the impact on the work and the team. If left to fester, things generally get worse, as in the following example. 1. ... Research the failed attempts to solve the problem. > Categorize severity of the problems and prioritize. > Work for a solution. • Read books and articles on...

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... persevere under the toughest of conditions and challenges. They trust that the individuals being coached can ac- complish the goals and continually say so. These coaches convey that they share the goals ... behaviors and see them repeated, they describe the behavior and the impact it has. When managers wants to help employees tweak or improve performance behaviors, again, they des...

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