Human Communication

Abstract

Communication involves displaying good oral, written, and listening skills for individuals and groups. In face-to-face communication, even in the simplest conversation, there is a great deal going on that has almost nothing to do with the words being used.

Human Communications

Communication is the key to success in everything we do, it can verbal or nonverbal. Communication is very important in small groups; it forms the group, and maintains them. In my workplace the staff is consisted of nine personnel, so effective communication is important. Our staff would be considered an assigned group simply because the Department of the Army hand picked each individual and assigned them to the university. In addition, within our assigned group, there is a task-oriented group, which performs certain tasks that assign to the group to complete. In chapter, nine assigned groups evolve out of a hierarchy where individuals are appointed as members of the group. In addition, task-oriented groups are formed for the purpose of completing tasks such as solving a problem or making a decision. ( Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth, and Harter, 2003).

The three shops (training) are faced with making a decision everyday. The three shops decide on what training the cadets are to train o, and what classes the instructors are going to teach. The way that works is that cadet command publish list of guidelines for the three shops to follow. Once we get those and the blanket list of classes that is available for the instructors to teach, we pick the essential classes that the cadets need to be successful at advance camp. The training that we conduct is mostly hands on training and field craft.

In every group, a leader possesses all the leadership traits that one needs to be an effective leader. Leadership in the military is defined as the process of influencing other to accomplish a mission by providing a purpose, direction, and motivation. Chapter 9 defines leadership as a process of using communication to influence the behaviors and attitudes of other to meet group goals. (Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth, Harter, 2003) Every leader has there on leadership styles. Five types of leader style are used in the military. Those styles are; direct leadership style, which the leader is centered. This means that the leader does not take input from his or her subordinates and they give detailed instructions on how, when, and where they want a task performed. Direct leadership can be compared to the autocratic leader, because the autocratic leader maintains strict control over their group. (Pearson, Nelson, Titsworth, Harter, 2003). Participating leadership is centered on both the leader and the group or team. In this type of leadership style the leader get input, information, and recommendations but he or she makes the final decision himself or herself. This style of leadership could be a democratic style because the leader asks the group for suggestions on how they will accomplish a task or problem solving.

The next style of leadership styles of leadership is the delegating leadership style which the leaders gives his subordinates the authority to solve problems and make decisions without clearing them through the leader. This style of leadership can be compared to the democratic style. The final two styles that