19.10: Activities for Further Reflection

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Apply one or more of these models to your past or current experience of teamwork:

Have you engaged in the Tuckman team formation steps?
Can you determine which of the DISC characteristics most closely matches your personality traits?
Have you experienced a team project where misaligned goals or unclear roles had a negative impact?
Do you think learning about the conflict modes or typical dysfunctions can help make your future team experiences more productive?
Could you propose an alternative model for effective teamwork?

References

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Beebe, S. [Steven], Beebe, S. [Susan], & Redmond, M. (2002). Interpersonal communication relating to others (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn Bacon.

DeVito, J. (2003). Messages: Building interpersonal skills. Boston, MA: Allyn Bacon.

Donohue, W., Klot, R. (1992). Managing interpersonal conflict. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

McLean, S. (2005). The basics of interpersonal communication. Boston, MA: Allyn Bacon.

National Association of Colleges and Employers, Job Outlook 2011 (2010). Retrieved from http://op.bna.com.s3.amazonaws.com/dlrcases.nsf/r%3FOpen%3dabis-8gqp9x

Pinker, S. (2009). The stuff of thought: Language as a window to human nature. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

Shedletsky, L. J. (1989). Meaning and mind: An interpersonal approach to human communication. ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills: Annandale, Va.

University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. (2013). Communication in the real world: An introduction to communication studies [open textbook]. Retrieved from http://open.lib.umn.edu/communication/front-matter/publisher-information/

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