WORK

Professional Development

Levi Modl

DeVry University

11/8/2020

There was a lot of things I learned watching this video, and a few things that I have never thought about when working in a group. For instance, I never thought about someone’s cultural differences. If you are not taking their cultural differences into consideration, then you may not be able to get the best work out of that person. It is the same way with a person work style, without knowing their work style and adapting, you may not be able to get their best work.

Being able to give feedback to a group member will also help the group. Giving them the proper feedback to improve the overall goal will help the group do a better job and will be able to work better together than if you didn’t say anything together and everything got mixed up with different styles and possibly making things confusing for someone else. Giving feedback should help resolve any conflicts that may arise from the group as well.

When it comes to conflicts, you must first be able to understand and acknowledge the problem, as well as trying to see all perspectives and be able to come up with a compromise. You must be able to listen to everyone to be able to see everyone’s viewpoint and keep your emotions out of it to be able to come up with a solution that everyone can agree to. If you need to, take a break to clear your head and comeback later.

When it comes to communication, the most important thing is to know your audience. Without knowing your audience, you could not say things that may not make sense to them or you could even talk about the wrong thing. You should also include information that they already know. When talking to your audience you should come up with a goal and know what your going to say. Make sure that your thoughts are organized so when you talk to your audience, you can talk to them without jumping around. Make sure that your information flows from one topic to another in a nice smooth form.