Discussion Board Week 1

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Discussion Board Week 1 Chapter 1: What Is Leadership Communication Barrett (2014) emphasizes that to be a positive leader, one must hold the ability to effectively communicate with others. Barrett best describes leadership as “individuals who guide, direct, motivate, or inspire others” (Barrett, 2014, p.3). these individuals are not necessarily ones in control; however, they do possess certain qualities that allow them to lead others. One of these qualities include being an effective communicator with others. These communication skills, according to the book, “enable, foster, and create the understanding and trust necessary to encourage others to follow a leader” (Barrett, 2014, p. 5). As a leader, when a person communicates with others, they do so in a way that allows for little misunderstanding and in a way that effectively gets the message across. Chapter 2: Leadership Communication Purpose, Strategy, and Structure The next chapter emphasizes the importance of a leader to determine their purpose and how they can achieve it. As a leader there are usually one of four goals that they wish to get across through communication: to inform, to influence or persuade, to instruct or to engage (Barrett, 2014, p. 29). In order to best ensure our goals are being perceived, one must first clarify their purpose when communicating with others. This allows others to understand what it is that is being requested of them. Once a purpose has been clearly defined it is important to also determine how to get this information across to others. Being able to effectively communicate with others requires that thoughts not be “muddled” as the Barrett puts it, “if our communication is muddled, it is probably because our thinking is as well” (Barrett, 2014, p. 30). Barrett offers some key questions to ask when developing a communication strategy in Exhibit 2.2. which include questions to ask oneself like ‘what is the purpose,’ ‘what is the overall message,’ ‘how will I get this across/what platform will be used,’ ‘who is the audience,’ ‘who would be best to deliver the message,’ ‘when should the message be delivered,’ and ‘how will I determine if the message was received in the proper way’.

HBR I felt that the most focused concept of The Power of Talk was on communication. According to Deborah Tannen, communication is not only about what a person said, but also how they said it and how well they are able to listen to what is being said as well (HBR, 2013). One of the things that Tannen emphasized was the linguistic style that people use when they say what they mean. The linguistic style “refers to a person’s characteristic speaking patter,” which is often tied to their own cultural background (HBR, 2013). Faith integration message: Conversations The message this week called upon us to think about any pivotal conversations or ‘aha’ moments we have had during conversation. While we may not think that these ordinary conversations to be important or pivotal, they can have an impact on our lives. For a long time, I felt lost, like I was unsure of what I wanted to do with my overall life and was fine with the fact that I wasn’t going to school or trying to determine what I wanted to do career wise. However, when I started the job that I have now, I began to find a confidant in my co-worker. We talked about many things in general. It was she who had helped guide me and call into question what it is that I had wanted to do. Honestly, I think that if we hadn’t become friends I wouldn’t have pursued finishing my education and finding a career that I wanted. Dr. Davis invites us to remember that Jesus used everyday conversations as a way to mold his disciples and launch Christian faith. Barrett, D. (2014). Leadership Communication (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education (US). https://online.vitalsource.com/books/0077629302 Review, H. B., Cialdini, R. B., Morgan, N., & Tannen, D. (2013). HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," by Jay A. Conger) . Harvard Business Review Press. https://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781422191514

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