Question

1. Define communication. 2. Describe the barriers to effective communication. Describe the communication skills needed at the six levels of leadership 3. 4. Explain the stages of expatriation. 5. Explain the value of the Hofstede cultural model.

Answer 1

1.Communication in simple can be referred to conveying, interpretating or transfer of messages between two individual or a group

2.Some of the barriers for effective communication are

• Language problems, not able to understand what others speak
• Exchange of information between opposite genders can be difficult in certain situations like in healthcare sector
• The barriers due to ones cultural background
• When the conversation has irrelevant talk which is confusing
• Communication in high proficiency to a lay man
• When people have difference of opinion on the topic and is controversial
• Mentally unsound ,any emotional problems can be a barrier

3.In sociopath levels they need to communicate in a way which dominates others usually as a command or order ,where other option are hardly followed

In chameleon level ,they shoukd develop a skill to blend with others and pleasing other while communicating

In opportunity levels, they should have a skill to plan and achieve their own goals

In transcendent levels they should develop a skill which has to reach the entire group of population or society other than their organization

In builders levels they have to develop skills to improve themselves

4.The stages of expatriation are

• In honeymoon stages they often think it is a new place to explore and get settled down in the best possible way.They are in a state of happiness,eleation of reaching it.
• In frustration stafes,they really comes to know about what has to be done,generally it can create a fear of coping and coming out of it.
• In acceptance stage ,people generally accept the scenario, duties, responsibilities and tru to mould or adjust themselves.
• In adaptation stage people gers adjusted to the new culture or new environment and tries to adapt it for achieve the desired goal.