High Performing Groups

I have been involved in many groups and it was hard to leave my mentoring group because they were high performing and because we met our goal. Normally when the groups I have been involved in come together we always have some sort of snack or meal. During the meeting we will discuss what the subject at hand and we will sometimes have a phone conference.

While in college I was involved in a Christian organization and we would do video conference. Once we all got to know each other and it was very effective and it was consistent because we would remind each other about the meeting. I enjoyed the group because we eventually all became close friends and remain in touch with each other.

Conflict Resolution

This week our blog was to think about a disagreement or conflict I experienced with a colleague or someone who is personal in my life. I thought about how our supervisor who came into our classroom to observe while there was also a mental health observer in our classroom. Our Center Manager had told her that she should not go into our classroom but she did anyway. Needless to say during that time she began to write down something and then went and talked to our coach about it. I felt that if she wanted to know anything she should have asked us before jumping to conclusion. I talked to my colleagues and they have the same problem and I discussed with them about my communications course and how we could talk to her in an appropriate way. I suggested we should define a clear purpose and ask her to clarify expectations and that is to make sure that we all understand what she expects of us and specifically tell us what her role is. (Capozzoli, 2002) 

I had a disagreement with my daughter about her moving to another city with her son’s grandparents and it escalated into us not speaking for 3 days. I asked my best friend how could I have handled it in a different way. She told me that first you have to avoid conflict triggers( O’Hair, 2015)  and I read about that. My daughters trigger was me continually talking about how bad the city is and how his family will not help her. I talked to her after 3 days and told her that I apologize for nagging her but please take care of my grandson while she is away. Conflict triggers may arise for different reasons and I wonder how can I identify what a person's conflict trigger is.

References: O’Hair & Wiemann, 2015

Who am I as a Communicator???

This week's assignment really allowed for an opportunity to participate in a communication assessment. I completed several evaluations and it helped me to become aware of somethings about myself. I had two of my co-workers evaluate me and it was close in scores. I questioned myself if it was going to be worse or was there score going to be worse. 

I evaluated myself and it was better than expected. I had a score of 64 in my communication category and I thought that was a great range. I am not verbal aggressive and was glad of that. I can be polite to people but need to be more of a listener. This evaluation has shown me that I could be people oriented if I work on it. 

References: 

Rubin, R. B., Rubin, A. M., Graham, E. E., Perse E. M., & Seibold, D. R. (2009). Communication research measures II: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge. Retrieved on March 27, 2018 fro