Mg365 Organizational Behavior

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Week 6 Assignment You are to prepare answers to the following questions based on the information in the text. Throughout this course, the primary source of information to answer homework questions should be the text book. Each question has the same point value. 1. If you completed the LEAD self instrument, would you be able to assess your leader's style? why, or Why not? No, because the LEAD self measures self-perception of how an individual behaves as a leader. 2. Provide four examples of powerless verbal communication. Four examples of powerless verbal communication include hedges (“I think it will work”), gap-filling sounds (the use of “ums” and “ers”), tag questions (“We need your help, don’t you think so’) and disclaimers (“I would do that, but I am not the boss.”). 3. What are the four basic functions of nonverbal cues? Provide examples of each. 1. They supplement the verbal by accenting or adding emphasis to certain words (making a powerful gesture) 2. They can substitute for verbal cues (smile or frown) 3. They can contradict the verbal cues (saying, “This will work” while sweating, twisting a foot back and forth, and looking for an emergency exit) 4. They regulate the verbal cues. Regulate occurs by increasing the pitch at the end of a sentence that forms a question, pausing and looking at someone to await a response, holding up a hand to stop verbal interaction, and leaving a room, which ends a verbal interaction. 4. What are the guidelines that Carl Rogers proposed to perfect the technique of active listening? 1. Listen for the content of the message. Make an effort to hear precisely what is being said. 2. Listen for the feelings of the speaker. Try to perceive the speaker’s feelings about what is being said through the way that the message is delivered. 3. Respond to the feelings of the speaker. Demonstrate to the speaker that
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