Least Preferred Co-Worker Scale The LPC scale is used in contingency theory to measure a person’s leadership style. For example‚ it measures your style by having you describe a coworker with whom you had difficulty completing a job. This does not need to be a co-worker you disliked a great deal‚ but rather someone with whom you least like to work. After you have selected this individual‚ the LPC instrument asks you to describe your coworker on 18 sets of adjectives. Low LPCs are task motivated
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enforces our learning to the best of our ability‚ we can evaluate our communication style. Evaluation can show where we might lack or exceed. Evaluation can happen in various ways‚ one way we evaluated ourselves was by the activity “Communications Style Inventory.” After the class was done completing the activity we saw that out of the four groups each of us had a group that described us completely or almost correct. The style I found myself in was the Supporter/ Relater. I feel as if this accurately
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of Business Communications MGT 507 Professor Dr. Corrine Patrick Module 1 SLP October 8‚ 2004 Most of us assume that our communication "style" is the best style but the fact is that every style has merit. The key is to understand your style‚ and those of others. This highly interactive workshop helps diverse organizations identify and analyze individual styles. We base the workshop on a four-page written assessment that helps participants determine which of four styles they are: bold
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Since Qin dynasty‚ China had been controlled by the centralized power harshly. This kind of centralized rule and political integration made China to be a flourishing country in the world‚ especially in the Qing Dynasty‚ the last feudal society. Kangxi’s style of government can be summarized in to two words: diligent and prudence. From 1644 to 1722‚ the country was dominated by Kangxi and moved toward greater political integration and centralization. Just like Kangxi said in his self-portrait
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mature we develop certain preferences or styles for influence and when they are constructive they can be placed in one of three categories: Autocratic or Directive style; Democratic or Supporting style; Laissez-faire or Delegating style. The best leaders use a composite of leadership styles that flex to the individual and the situation and have come to be defined as “situational leadership” by Ken Blanchard. With behavioral repetition usually one style asserts itself above the others. This brief
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Personality and Communication Styles in the Workplace Chanda Holley Industrial/Organizational Psychology PSY302 Martin Cain July 28‚ 2010 Personality and Communication Styles in the Workplace As a consult it is my job to improve the working relationships within the workplace. In this report I have Juanita Smith‚ a 33 year old female; Joe Whitman a 26 year old male; Jack Ackman‚ a 30 year old male; and Justice Dale 48 year old male. Each of these individuals has entirely different personality
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Comparison and Contrast Essay Final Draft Communication style of men and women Our world is divided into two genders‚ male and female. Both of them have their own style of life which is different in all aspects. The main difference and the most common distinction between men and women is how they communicate in life. Men are more effective communicators than women in business setting because men are more straightforward in their talk‚ faster at making decisions and more confident in
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might not agree with every theory of the differences between male and female communication‚ but we do notice some differences from their speech styles to the real goal of their speech as well as their physical aligment when it’s time to talk. Deborah Tannen‚ linguistics professor and author of You Just Don’t Understand‚ believes that men and women differ in the focus‚ or driving force‚ behind their communication. According to Tannen‚ men converse with a focus on achieving social status and
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Communication Style Case Study Communication Style Case Study Checkpoint 8-4 Aggressive/ Passive Aggressive In scenario number one two styles of communication was used. The RN at the psychiatric care group home was very aggressive when she told the aide that his role is to just do what he is told to do and not to think. She used a firm raised voice probably making the aide feel unimportant. Her aggressiveness made him believe that only the RN role is important not his. While this was
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Communication Style Case Study Scenario 1: Rashad’s first response was passive‚ but his final response was passive-aggressive. Definition of passive-aggressive: “being‚ marked by‚ or displaying behavior characterized by the expression of negative feelings‚ resentment‚ and aggression in an unassertive passive way (as through procrastination and stubbornness)” (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passive-aggressive). Rashad is displaying classic passive-aggressive behavior. He was totally correct
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