Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
A philosophy and style of leadership that focuses on serving others
Servant Leadership
A leader’s patterns of behavior for providing direction, implementing plans and motivating people
Leadership Styles
The act of inspiring, directing and motivating people to achieve organizational goals
Leadership
A commitment to providing high-quality customer service to all customers
Customer Focus
Able to see what is possible
Visionary
The changing of leadership styles for different situations
Situational Leadership
People or organizations that buy or use the products and services provided by a company
External Customers
Understanding or concern for someone’s feelings or position
Empathy
The ability of an organization to consistently give customers what they want and need
Customer Service
A form of verb in which subject performs the action. This “voice” always names the actor in a sentence and is usually clearer & more empathic.
Active / Action Voice
Departments or employees within an organization who use the products or services provided by others within the organization
Internal Customers
Abilities that allow one to interact with others effectively
Human Relations Skills
A one- or two-page summary of a document, such as a report
Executive Summary / Report
A message strategy used for good or neutral news.
The main idea is presented first followed by supporting details, if needed.
Direct Approach in Writing
A quality achieved in a paragraph when the sentences relate to each other in content, grammatical construction, and choice of words
Coherence / Coherent
A form of verb in which subject receives the action or is acted upon.
Passive Voice
Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Parallel Structure
A message strategy used when messages relays negative news.
Main idea buried in text.
Indirect Approach in Writing
The process of finding data or material that other people have discovered and reported via the Internet, books, periodicals, and other publications
Secondary Research
The collection of original data through surveys, observations, or data review and analysis
Primary Research
A message strategy that builds interest and closes by asking for the desired action
Persuasive Approach
A quality achieved in a paragraph when the sentences clarify or support the main idea
Unity
The sentence that contains the main idea of a paragraph
Topic Sentence
The attitude your words express to the reader
Tone
Characteristics of a group of people such as age, gender, and educational level
Demographics