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LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss different styles of decision making in groups Up to this point, we have argued that teams create better outcomes than individuals. While those individuals come with a multitude of skills and experiences, the inpu...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Write a short informative message. Short, informative messages can take a variety of forms. For example, a quick communication to a teammate can utilize IM technology and provide a vehicle for a quick response. These mes...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Differentiate between different types of criticism in business. What is the definition of criticism? Webster’s defines is as “the act of expressing disapproval and of noting the problems or faults of a person or thing; t...

What you’ll learn to do: Write a business message criticizing internal or external business situations. Critical messages are a different category of business messages, and there are different types of critical messages. How would you write a critical message...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Write a long team-focused message. When considering how to communicate a fair amount of information to your team, it is wise to step back and consider which channel would be best, not only to send your message but also t...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Write a short team-focused message. Since interactivity is a key to teamwork, a chat environment is a great team-focused communication platform. Short team messages can be communications such as status updates, meeting r...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss the purpose and use cases of team-focused messages in a business context Before we can understand the purpose and use of team-building communication, we should start with a discussion of the importance of collaborative teams in toda...

What you’ll learn to do: Discuss the importance of team-focused communication in business. Teams are becoming the standard vehicle of productivity in the workplace; therefore, team-building and team focused messages are more important than ever. We will explo...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Write a long informative message. While long informative messages can be delivered through a variety of mediums, they will typically hit the same beats regardless of the delivery method. As with all business messages, it...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss the purpose and use cases of informative messages in a business context. Most business communications are in fact “informative” messages. An informative message in the workplace is simply the sharing of meaningfu...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss digital tools for communicating with groups Technology is rapidly changing the ways we communicate in a variety of contexts, and group communication is no exception. Many organizations use computers and cell phon...

What you’ll learn to do: Identify the appropriate use of informative business messages and write an informative business message. Informative messages are the backbone of business communication. In this section, we will cover short informative messages using ...

Why learn to effectively communicate different messages? How would it feel if you found out your job had been eliminated due to cost-cutting measures? How about if this news was not delivered in a one-on-one or small-group meeting with your manager but instea...

Step 1: To view this assignment, click on Assignment: Collaboration in and Across Teams. Step 2: Follow the instructions in the assignment and submit your completed assignment into the LMS.   LICENSES AND ATTRIBUTIONS CC LICENSED CONTENT, ORIGINAL ...

Let’s look back at Pedro’s team project he was working to arrange at the beginning of this module. The project is now complete. The six core team members submitted the 15-page proposal attached to an email just last evening. In two more weeks, the team will le...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss appropriate and inappropriate conduct at company events Company events can to be fun, exciting, and relaxed. Sometimes employees are rewarded with big entertainment privately or at a public venue. Customers are s...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Discuss appropriate ways to behave in a workplace The first and perhaps most lasting impression you make in the workplace starts with manners: how you carry yourself and how you behave. There are many cultural issues inv...

What you’ll learn to do: Discuss best practices in workplace etiquette This module focuses on working in groups and teams. Good manners or etiquette is an underlying theme to starting interaction on the right foot. While some of the things discussed in this s...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Describe the process of collaborating with others to create a business message Discuss digital tools for collaborative writing The term collaborative writing refers to projects where written works are created by multipl...

LEARNING OUTCOMES Write an external critical message to a company you are not associated with. Writing a critical message to an unassociated company should follow the following guidelines: Be professional. Use direct writing str...