Review Flashcards
Executive level
Solves problems at policy and strategic level
3 communication behaviors
Assertive - Open and respectful of others rights
Aggressive - Open/closed, gives little consideration to others
Passive - inhibited, self denying
Lewins change model
Unfreezing - manager collects data
Movement - Manager identify plan (Timeline)
Refreezing - Change becomes the new status quo
Activates associated with conscious communication
Thinking - Senses internally, how one remembers
Behaving - Seen, felt, heard
Feeling - emotional, physiological. State of mind
4 types of general stress
Survival
Internal
Enviormental and job
Fatigue and burnout
Strategies to manage
Level 1 - Presentations - Q & A Sessions
Level 2 - Listening to dialogue, persuasive
Level 3 - Building of relationships prior to new ideas being presented
Jung Influence
Sensing types - Step by step, patient with details
Intuitive - Little patience, generate enthusiasm
4 types of problem solving
Appreciation techniques - Simple problem solving
Drill down technique - Break down complex problems. Simplified tree approach
5 Whys - 5 times, root cause problems quickly
Cause and effect diagrams - Who, what, where when. Fishbone diagrams
5 stages of team development
Forming - Roles and tasks defined
Storming -Tasks and function organized
Norming - Members exchange ideas. Cohesiveness begins to occur vs groupthink
Performing- interdependence occurring - problem solving
Adjourning - Dissolving team
4 Different communication
Facilitative - least expensive, not effective with rapid change
Educational - Public relations, announce proposed changes. Group to most likely accept things
Persuasive - Advertising. Dispelling fear of change
Coercive - Stringent and direct. Met with resistance. Requirements enforcement
Conflict Management
Long term- Focus on mediation or grievance not resolution
4 types of trail and error
- Solution
- Problem Specific
- Non-Optimal
- Needs little Knowledge
Swot Analysis
Strengths
Weakness
Opportunities
Threats
2 Types or organizational communication channels
Formal - Upward, downward, horizontal, external
Informal - Grapevine/Liaison, management walking around
Successful planning process
Budgeting Priorities Conflict Resolution Determining policy
Constraint Factor
Natural - Bound by nature
External - Enforced by outside influences
Perceived - Assumed impossible, undesirable
Types of meetings
Routine - scheduled, boring
Info sharing - Can be training
Various types of planning
Strategic - To shape what organization is
Long Range - Development of plan to accomplish goal over the span of years
Tactical - Implemented quickly. Details to achieve strategic elements
Operational - engineering/Focus. day to day to support strategic plans
Singe-use/Shortage - one task, one function/goal. Developed by lower levels of management
Reverse Brainstorming
- Helpful for difficult problems
- Look at cause vs solution
Roles of Various Members
The star - “Go to” person
The liaison - Group cohesiveness , link among sub groups
The Bridge - Knows individual members. Manage conflicts with in group.
The gatekeeper - offers current trends to outside world
Isolate - removes himself from network
Three classifications of goal commitment
1 - Official - Top management
2 - Operative - Mid management
3 - Operational - Identify performance expectations.
3 Levels of resistance
Level 1 - Based on facts and figures. Fear of rational environment being threatened
Level 2 - Resistance is physiological and emotional body physically reacts with out being recognized
Level 3 - Resistance is personal - Interpersonal
Two tools to resolve ethical dilemmas
1 - Step method - Logical, sequential, approach
2 - Check list method - Evaluate questions on 1 - 5 scale.
ERG Theory
Existence - Basic physiological needs and safety levels of Maslow
Relatedness - Interpersonal relationships - Esteem level of Maslow
Growth - Personal growth
Needs met simultaneously vs met one at a time