Bob should use task-oriented listening style in his next meeting.
Listeners who follow task oriented listening style are more
interested in completing their job with energy and enthusiasm.
These type of listeners pay attention to something that is spoken
related to their goal achievement. They are good at understanding a
situation carefully and accomplishing a job within a specified
time.
Bob is serious about time and concerned about accomplishing the
project on time. So he should use task-oriented listening style in
his next meeting.
Bob is a project manager and he is feeling pressure because of an impending deadline. He...
Miles Wilder, project manager for the Cybersonic project, considers himself a “project manager’s project manager.” He claims to use the principles of good project management, starting with having a plan and using it to carefully track the project. He announces to his team leaders that status meetings will be held on alternate Mondays throughout the expected year-long project. All 18 project team leaders must attend and give rundowns of the tasks they are currently working on.All the team leaders show...
On January 20, 2017, Tamira Nelson, the accountant for Picton Enterprises, is feeling pressure to complete the annual financial statements. The company president has said he needs up-to-date financial statements to share with the bank on January 21 at a dinner meeting that has been called to discuss Picton’s obtaining loan financing for a special building project. Tamira knows that she will not be able to gather all the needed information in the next 24 hours to prepare the entire...
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Ethics in Action Chris is a project manager at a technology firm. For months he has been working on integrating a new management software program and finally the time has arrived for all of the computers in his building to be updated. While Chris is responsible for making the software integration happen, he needs the help of Jack, the lead technical support staff, to make it happen. To ensure the transition goes as smoothly as possible, Chris needs the new...