MSCI411 Lecture Notes - Intrapersonal Communication, Time Management

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Management Sciences
• Course: MSCI411
• Professor: Shannon Hartling

Document Summary

Taking the initiative and getting people to see the same visions and goals as you. Management of people and fostering relationships with people underneath you. Leadership is getting things done with people: inherently social and communicative, lead in organizations, communities, families, friends, not necessarily being in charge and not always top- down. First understand who we are and how we communicate before getting things done by other people our sources of power. Relationship between self and others: all communication (except intrapersonal communication) involves two or more participants, all of us are members of many different groups families, cultures, communities, organizations, disciplines, that shape our communication. Context: the situation in which the communication occurs (physical and situational, situation of our context involves our backgrounds, expectations, mood. Power: ability to influence others, not only power-over but also power-with (working in synergy) Being a subordinate: power is social and requires endorsement.