Communication And Teams

. Our perception of the problem also affects the outcomes or solutions we are able to formulate or imagine in someone while communicating with them. Most of our failures in understanding one another are not only in stressful situations, but also when we are communicating with others as well. Whenever individuals observe other people behaviors, or hear words being spoken, we sometime draw some conclusion about what was meant or intended. If our interpretation is correct, our response will probably be correct. When our conclusion is incorrect or the meaning we make of the person's actions or words is different from what was intended, our response may not be appropriate. What one sign means in one’s culture might be taken in an entirely
According to Robbins and Judge (2011) “teams are more flexible and responsive to changing events than traditional departments or other forms of permanent groupings. They can quickly assemble, deploy, refocus, and disband” (p 315). A team is a collection of individuals organized to accomplish a common purpose, who are interdependent, and who can be identified by themselves and observers as a team. Teams exist within a larger organization and interact with other teams and with the organization. Teams are one way for organizations to gather input from members, and to provide organization members with a sense of involvement in the pursuit of organizational goals. Teams allow organizations flexibility in assigning members to projects and allow for cross training groups to be formed. In order for a team to be effective within the organization they must have their management support. Teams can be broken down into four categories; problem-solving, self-managed, cross-functional, and virtual. One of these categories can and will be beneficial to any organization with the right individuals in place on the team. Providing the team members with authority, and control over all decisions within the organization and projects, will increase productivity within the organization, and a friendly work environment for
Communication with people from different cultures can sometime be challenging. Some words that we used every day, may mean something totally different in another culture. Everyone has his or her own way of viewing the world, and forming strong beliefs on issues such as religion, race, politics, sex, ethics and morals. Some people develop value systems that they refuse to compromise. If a team member views a certain situation as threatening to his beliefs, sometime conflict occurs. Another barrier in communication that causes conflict is gender differences. Men and women are human beings but perceive communication very differently. Men like to hear a solution to a problem; women like to talk on and on, and nothing more makes them upset especially if they feel the men are not listening to them (Robbins & Judge 2001). One of the most damaging effects of workplace conflict is the toll it puts on the