Working together to solve complex problems. One of the most essential elements of interpersonal communication. It has become a core job responsibility for roughly half of the U.S. workforce.
What is collaboration?
100
Members are mainly motivated to fulfill personal needs and therefore tend to be less productive than others.
What are self-oriented roles?
100
In order to do this everyone must be flexible and open to other opinions, focusing on team objectives rather than individual priorities.
What is to collaborate effectively?
100
This lets participants see and hear each other, demonstrate products, and transmit other visual information.
What is videoconferencing?
100
The interpersonal process of sending and receiving information, both intentionally and unintentionally.
What is nonverbal communication?
200
Two or more people who have a shared mission, and work together to achieve a common goal.
What is a team?
200
Different opinions and perspectives begin to emerge as team members discuss their positions and become more assertive in establishing their roles.
What is conflict?
200
This organizes and controls website content and can include features that help team members work together on web pages and other documents.
What is a content management system?
200
This enables realistic conferences in which participants thousands of miles apart can appear to be in the same room.
What is telepresence?
200
This can drive away customers, investors, and other critical audiences, as well as limit your career potential.
What is poor etiquette?
300
Occurs when peer pressures cause the individual team members to withhold their contrary opinions. This could lead to decisions that make the team worse off than if an individual were to express his/her opinion from the beginning.
What is groupthink?
300
Team members get to know each other and establish their roles.
What is orientation?
300
A workspace with restricted-access websites that is open to employees only.
What is an intranet?
300
The goal is to understand the speaker’s feelings, needs, and wants so that you can appreciate his/her point of view regardless of whether or not you share the perspective
What is emphatic listening?
300
These play a vital role in communication because they can strengthen a verbal message.
What is nonverbal signals?
400
Private, counter-productive motive such as one’s desire to take over the group, or to undermine a teammate.
What is a hidden agenda?
400
Team reaches a consensus on chosen decision.
What is emergence?
400
It links professionals with similar job interests; a key benefit is accumulating long-term organizational knowledge.
What is a virtual community (community of practice)?
400
One of the most common barriers to effective listening.
What is selective listening?
400
An important way to convey warmth, comfort, reassurance and control.
What is touch?
500
They develop clear norms, or standards, of conduct that guide member behavior.
What is a productive team?
500
Helping a person relax and talking to them about their anxiety so that you have a chance to offer reassurance.
What is expressing understanding?
500
A vague term that refers to “on-demand” capabilities delivered over the internet, rather than through conventional on-site software.
What is cloud computing?
500
This delivers criticism with no guidance to stimulate improvement.
What is deconstructive feedback?
500
Discussing politics, religion, or any other topics likely to stir up emotion.
What is topics to avoid in a business social setting?