Instructional Objectives for this activity:
Illustrate the ways in which effective supervisors communicate
Interpersonal communication is important for the quality of working relationships in organizations. Managers who are sensitive and responsive
when communicating with employees encourage the development of trusting, loyal, relationships.
Write a paper addressing the following questions. Be sure to cite peer-reviewed references to justify your responses.
Who is the best communicator you know? Why do you consider that person to be so? Who is the best listener you have ever known? Describe
what that person does that makes him or her so good at listening.
What methods have these individuals used in overcoming barriers to communication that are physical? Status based? Cultural? Linguistic?
How might the characteristics of communication you identified in these individuals be used in the supervisor-subordinate relationship?