Reference no: EM131090900
Two short answer questions below answer backing up your answers with citations using apa format. links below to assist:
https://learn.saylor.org/course/bus209
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/opinion/sunday/the-rise-of-the-new-groupthink.html?pagewanted=1&_r=5&partner=rss&emc=rss&
https://econsultancy.com/blog/63377-the-benefits-and-challenges-of-remote-teams
https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/144578-001135-01-2165-OL1-6381/Challenges%20in%20Norm%20Formation%20and%20Adherence.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=vfI0qXREqWNCIl8WthUWP25bd
https://learn.umuc.edu/content/enforced/28113-001135-01-2148-OL4-7980/The%20Communication%20of%20Respect%20as%20a%20Significant%20Dimension%20of%20Cross-Cultural%20Communication%20Competence.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=3vs0GVW35Iea7t7HqIT53oVFw&ou=115110
https://www.siop.org/WhitePapers/Visibility/VirtualTeams.pdf
Learning Activity #1
Imagine that you are assigned to work with a virtual team. What challenges and drawbacks might you encounter? What technological methods of communication would you use most often to communicate? Why?
Have you ever felt peer pressure to act more in accordance with the behavioral norms of a group? Have you ever engaged in a little social loafing? Have you ever lost your head and been caught up in a group's destructive actions?
Learning Activity #2
Who is the best communicator you know? Why do you consider that person to be so? Why do you think that people in organizations have a difficult time listening? What can organizations do increase the degree to which their leaders listen to their followers?
Review the barriers to communication (filtering, emotions, information overload, and differing perceptions). Provide at least one strategy for counteracting or overcoming each one of these barriers.
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