Unit 2 Assignment 1
Katie M Drinkall
(u02a1) Unit 2, Assignment 1
Capella University
August 27, 2013
Communication
What is communication and how is it important to team leadership?
Communication is the activity of conveying information though the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information as by speech, visuals, signals, writing or behaviors. (CITE)
Communication is one of the most necessary components of leadership, without communication there would be no teams, nobody would know what their role on the team would be, there would be no procedures to go by for the team, and there would be no launching of the team, so the team would never exist.
I believe you get the point, that communication is one of the most important issues related to team leadership. When communication exists there can be poor communication and there can be great communication.
When developing a plan for team communication, there must be multiple ways for team members to get a hold of one another in case one way fails, preventing part of the team to get into contact with the remainder of the team members. This happens when there is a power outage in one part of the country, leaving no internet access. An alternative option would be the use of the telephone and having a conference call to keep the team member who is without power to be able to keep participating with the other team members (Jarvenpaa & Leidner, 2006)
I believe that communication is important because without an effect communication plan in place the team would not be able to function and meet their ultimate goal of being successful.
References:
Jarvenpaa, S. L., & Leidner, D. E. (2006, June 23). Communication and Trust in Global Virtual Teams. Online Librar. Retrieved September 1, 2013, from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.1998.tb00080.x/full
(u02a1) Unit 2, Assignment 1
Capella University
August 27, 2013
Communication
What is communication and how is it important to team leadership?
Communication is the activity of conveying information though the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information as by speech, visuals, signals, writing or behaviors. (CITE)
Communication is one of the most necessary components of leadership, without communication there would be no teams, nobody would know what their role on the team would be, there would be no procedures to go by for the team, and there would be no launching of the team, so the team would never exist.
I believe you get the point, that communication is one of the most important issues related to team leadership. When communication exists there can be poor communication and there can be great communication.
When developing a plan for team communication, there must be multiple ways for team members to get a hold of one another in case one way fails, preventing part of the team to get into contact with the remainder of the team members. This happens when there is a power outage in one part of the country, leaving no internet access. An alternative option would be the use of the telephone and having a conference call to keep the team member who is without power to be able to keep participating with the other team members (Jarvenpaa & Leidner, 2006)
I believe that communication is important because without an effect communication plan in place the team would not be able to function and meet their ultimate goal of being successful.
References:
Jarvenpaa, S. L., & Leidner, D. E. (2006, June 23). Communication and Trust in Global Virtual Teams. Online Librar. Retrieved September 1, 2013, from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.1998.tb00080.x/full
References: Jarvenpaa, S. L., & Leidner, D. E. (2006, June 23). Communication and Trust in Global Virtual Teams. Online Librar. Retrieved September 1, 2013, from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.1998.tb00080.x/full