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Book: McCornack, Steven and Morrison, Kelly. Reflect & Relate. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.do not need a page number please refer to the book in your reply.

Writing Assignment: Workplace Self-Disclosure

Step 1: Reflect on yourself.

What are your thoughts and feelings in this situation? What assumptions are you making about Jonathan and his behavior? about your other colleagues? Are your assumptions accurate?

Step 2: Reflect on your partner.

Put yourself in Jonathan’s shoes. What is he thinking and feeling in this situation? What about your other colleagues?

Step 3: Identify the optimal outcome.

Think about your communication and relationship with Jonathan and all that has happened. What’s the best, most constructive outcome possible? Consider what’s best for you and for Jonathan.

Step 4: Locate the roadblocks.

Taking into consideration your own and Jonathan’s thoughts and feelings and all that has happened in this situation, what obstacles are preventing you from achieving the optimal outcome?

Step 5: Chart your course.

What can you say to Jonathan to overcome the roadblocks you’ve identified and achieve your optimal outcome?

Writing Assignment: Dealing with Workplace Abuse

Think about all you’ve learned thus far about interpersonal communication. Then work through the following five steps. Remember, there are no “right” answers, so think hard about what is the best choice!

Step 1: Reflect on yourself.

What are your thoughts and feelings in this situation? What attributions are you making about Elizabeth based on her interpersonal communication? Are your attributions accurate? Why or why not?

Step 2: Reflect on your partner.

Using perspective-taking and empathic concern, put yourself in Elizabeth’s shoes. What is she thinking and feeling in this situation?

Step 3: Identify the optimal outcome.

Think about all that has happened in this situation. Consider your feelings, those of Elizabeth, and the feelings of the other drivers. Given all these factors, what’s the best, most constructive relationship outcome possible here? Be sure to consider not just what’s best for you, but what’s best for everyone else.

Step 4: Locate the roadblocks.

Taking into consideration your own thoughts and feelings, those of Elizabeth, and all that has happened in this situation, what’s preventing you from achieving the optimal outcome?

Step 5: Chart your course.

What can you say and do to overcome the roadblocks and achieve your relationship outcome?

All information attached. Please read the case study and answer the questions. Each reply between 100-150 words.

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1. Career strategists often discuss the importance of paying attention to “office politics” when taking on a new job.

(a) How is this idea related to the concept of organizational networks as it is presented in the chapter?

(b) How might this be different for virtual networks?

Write a coherent, well-developed paragraph for each response. 200 words



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