4-1 Small Group Discussion: Five Communication Strategy Recommendations

4

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1 Small Group Discussion: Five Communication Strategy

Recommendations

 

 

We

will be working within your assigned small group to develop five

recommendations that you will propose to Sharon Slade, the chief

human resources officer of Netflix.

 

 

Your recommendations should include the following critical

elements:

 

·

 

Incorporate concepts of

 

integrative

 

bargaining

, (i.e., win

–

win

bargaining or interest

–

based bargaining). Your goal is to create an

environment that increases the likelihood of reaching a mutually

beneficial outcome for both parties.

 

·

 

Identify ways

 

that Sharon can make a

 

positive

 

first

 

impression

,

using tacit communication, such as body language, tone of voice,

and so on. Explain your reasoning.

 

·

 

Identify

 

examples

 

of

 

effective

 

overt

 

communication

 

that Sharon

can use in this negotiation. Explain your

reasoning.

 

·

 

Suggest

 

a

 

location

 

for

 

the

 

negotiation

 

session

 

that will create

confidence in both Sharon and Alice and a positive basis for the

discussion.

 

·

 

Identify

 

situation(s)

 

when

 

should

 

Sharon

 

use

 

tacit

 

communication

. In which situation(s) should Sharon us

e overt

communication? Explain your reasoning.

 

·

 

Compare

 

the

 

impact

 

of

 

the

 

overt

 

and

 

tacit

 

communication

 

in

these situations and how they will affect the message Sharon is

sending.

 

In addition to the recommendations, your instructor will evaluate your

partic

ipation in the assignment:

 

·

 

Participation:

 

Complete and submit and group member evaluation

form during the same week of the workshop. Use this form to

evaluate your own and your group members’ performance on the

small group assignment. Your review should be

 

objective, fair, and

professional.

 

 

4-1 Small Group Discussion: Five Communication Strategy

Recommendations

We will be working within your assigned small group to develop five

recommendations that you will propose to Sharon Slade, the chief

human resources officer of Netflix.

 

Your recommendations should include the following critical elements:

 Incorporate concepts of integrative bargaining, (i.e., win-win

bargaining or interest-based bargaining). Your goal is to create an

environment that increases the likelihood of reaching a mutually

beneficial outcome for both parties.

 Identify ways that Sharon can make a positive first impression,

using tacit communication, such as body language, tone of voice,

and so on. Explain your reasoning.

 Identify examples of effective overt communication that Sharon

can use in this negotiation. Explain your reasoning.

 Suggest a location for the negotiation session that will create

confidence in both Sharon and Alice and a positive basis for the

discussion.

 Identify situation(s) when should Sharon use tacit

communication. In which situation(s) should Sharon use overt

communication? Explain your reasoning.

 Compare the impact of the overt and tacit communication in

these situations and how they will affect the message Sharon is

sending.

In addition to the recommendations, your instructor will evaluate your

participation in the assignment:

 Participation: Complete and submit and group member evaluation

form during the same week of the workshop. Use this form to

evaluate your own and your group members’ performance on the

small group assignment. Your review should be objective, fair, and

professional.