Establishing Credibility
Interpersonal
Communication and
Emotional Intelligence
Team Communication
and Difficult
Conversations
Inclusion in a diverse
workplace
Global
Communication
100

This concept refers to your reputation for being trustworthy in professional and business settings.

What is credibility?

100

This communication process involves interpreting messages from others and turning them into meaning.

What is decoding?

100

After the Forming and Storming stages, this is the third stage of high-performance team development.

What is Norming?

100

These are overgeneralized beliefs about a group of people.

What are stereotypes?

100

One characteristic of high cultural intelligence is having this mindset toward other cultures.

What is curiosity and interest in other cultures/ Respect, recognize, and appreciate cultural differences/ Avoid inappropriate stereotypes/ show empathy..etc?

200

These three factors determine whether a person is considered credible in professional situations.

What do competence, caring, and character determine?

200

All outgoing messages are encoded and all incoming messages are decoded through this personal lens shaped by one’s past and background.

What is a filter of lifetime experiences?

200

High-performing teams use this document to ensure they develop and uphold shared values, norms, and goals.

What is a team charter?

200

This practice can reduce authenticity and morale, make people feel devalued, and increase burnout.

What is code switching?

200

When conducting business across cultures with limited English, this type of language should be avoided because it can be confusing.


What is slang and jargon?

300

This business value focuses on building positive relationships, cultivating a sense of community, understanding others’ interests, and showing generosity.

What is caring?

300

This term describes a situation in which emotions take control of our behavior.

What is emotional hijacking?

300

This day of the week is considered the least productive for conducting meetings.

What is Friday?

300

These types of identities emerge from how we think about issues, solve problems, and set our goals.

What are identities of aspiration?

300

Research shows that having this principle at organizations in terms of national culture, ethnicity, age, and gender can lead to better decision-making. 

What is diversity/ mix of cultural groups?

400

This aspect of credibility refers to having the knowledge and skills needed to accomplish business tasks.

What is competence?

400

This ability has recently been shown to be the single best predictor of workplace performance.

What is emotional intelligence (EQ)?

400

Doing this (days ahead) before a meeting allows participants to form expectations and come prepared.

What is preparing an agenda?

400

By doing this with social activities, organizations ensure that all employees—including parents with young children—can participate at least occasionally.

What is diversifying the types of social activities?

400

Encouraging self-initiative and responsibility are values associated with this cultural orientation.

What is individualism?

500

This test can be applied to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of your communications.

What is the FAIR test?

500

This type of thought is demonstrated when a person ignores their own feelings and focuses only on what they perceive.

What is low self-awareness?

500

These are the key components typically included in this post-meeting document: date and time, attendees, decisions, discussion points, action items with deadlines..etc

What is a meeting follow-up or minutes?

500

Alongside norms of politeness, this is one of the two important aspects to consider in communication across generations.

What is technology use?

500

In these types of organizations, leaders expect employees to follow policies closely, and challenging leaders openly is discouraged.

What are hierarchical organizations?

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