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ASSIGNSMENT 3 Nini
ASSIGNSMENT 3 Nini
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Q2: Answers
2.1
Types of interpersonal communication
Oral Communication. Oral communication is anything involving speaking, from the
words you choose to your tone of voice when you say them.
Written Communication.
Nonverbal Communication.
Listening.
2.2
Evaluation of consultation procedures is necessary to ascertain whether the objectives of the
consultation processes have been successful. Evaluation increases the legitimacy and
openness of as well as determining what needs work in the future. Restrictions might be
found through feedback and consultation questionnaires. The consultancy industry has
become one of the most diverse markets within professional services. There has been a sharp
rise in the number of specialized consultants as they continue to operate in a wide range of
areas. Strategy, management, business, finance, human resources, and information
technology consulting are some of the specializations of such professionals. They have
expertise in their file of work on which their clients need advice.
Consultation processes include:
the development or implementation of a process which ensures that all employees
could contribute to workplace issues.
feedback to the work team in relation to outcomes of the consultation process.
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Q3: Answers
3.1
3.2
Being aware of the differences and valuing them in the workplace requires cultural
sensitivity. Language, communication, working, religious, and social norm differences may
exist between cultures. Time zones are an example of a little difference. Social sensitivity
demonstrates that one is aware of other people in both business and social settings. Cultural
sensitivity means that you are aware and accepting of cultural differences. It implies that you
withhold judgment of cross-cultural practices, and that you can deal effectively with these
differences.
3.3
Cultural sensitivity refers to the idea or concept that all cultures in a workplace are welcome
and that there is an awareness of both the differences and similarities between employees.
Being culturally sensitive in the workplace means:
Being aware of differences in employees based on cultural backgrounds.
Learning to define cultural sensitivity and its importance to the workplace.
Being aware of one’s own culture and how someone’s background may lead to
biases.
Having the skills and resources needed to work with employees from all different
cultures.
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Q4: Answers
4.1
Understanding the importance of building relationships in the workplace can help advance
your career and make work more enjoyable. Regardless of the field you work in, having
relationships with your peers can have a direct impact on your professional success. Knowing
how to build relationships is a valuable skill. In this article, we discuss reasons why building
relationships in the workplace is important and provide tips for improving relationships at
work. Networking is about building long-term business relationships that are beneficial to
both parties. When networking, you meet and get to know people who not only offer career
advice or guidance but can help expand your effectiveness in your organization. Networking
creates the right connections with the right people and fosters those relationships regularly.
Networking is important because it:
Builds your reputation
Builds trust and support
Invites opportunity
Inspires creative thinking
4.2
Conflict resolution is a process for settling disputes between people. This process helps
people have successful relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners.
Understanding conflict resolution can help you settle disputes you have with other people or
help others resolve their issues. In this article, we explain what conflict resolution is, note
steps for resolving conflict, explain the skills used for the resolution of conflict and suggest
ways to improve these skills.
Q5: Answers
5.1
Fair Work Act
5.2
The NES has 10 minimum standards for all employees, including the right to:
Minimum wages
Maximum weekly hours
Flexible work arrangements
Paid annual and personal/carer’s leave
Community service leave
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Parental leave
Public holidays
Notice of termination and redundancy pay
Long service leave
Offer and request to convert from casual to permanent employee
Q6: Answers
6.1
Employees can comprehend expected behavior and performance standards thanks to
policies and procedures, which also offer rules and guidelines for making decisions and
ensuring consistency across organizational processes. It is impossible to exaggerate the
significance of workplace policies and practices. No matter what type of workplace or
business you run, policies are important. They help clarify and reinforce the standards
expected of employees in all their professional dealings and assist employers in managing
staff effectively by defining what’s acceptable and unacceptable in the workplace. Policies are
often provided to employees in a handbook that clearly outlines all workplace policies and
procedures, or the policy itself may form part of the employment contract.
6.2
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Q7: Answers
7.1
It is a tool that makes project management easier. A RACI model can help you with the
following: Organize your work into sections. All the participants in the project should be
identified. According to the area of the project each employee will be working on, assign
them the appropriate tasks and duties. The RACI model is one of the easiest, the most
efficient and the cheapest ways of enhancing stakeholder engagement.
The RACI model reveals the level of each person's involvement with the specific task:
Responsible — a manager or another professional who bears direct responsibility for
completing a project task.
Accountable — a specialist with final authority over the completion of a particular
task or deliverable.
Consulted — a person whom it might be wise to consult because they can share
valuable insights.
Informed — an executive or customer who isn't directly involved in the project, but
you should notify them about updates, nevertheless.
7.2
The 4 Step Consulting Process:
1. Assess/Discovery- first step helps you understand…
What is going on in your client’s organization
What opportunities there are
What threat/problems exist
What can be done to improve their condition
This step gives you clarity on how to progress through the rest of the consulting
process.
Assessing the client’s situation gives you clarity which helps you prepare recommendations
for the client. From there, you adjust the rest of your service delivery based on your
assessment. This step ensures that the rest of the process is more efficient, effective, and
creates better results.
2. Plan- The second phase of the consulting process here is what we call “Plan.” You
might be saying, “You just said plan in the 1st step. What’s the difference?” The
difference is that the second step is a much more detailed plan. Instead of a high-
level plan, think strategic recommendations.
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3. Implementation-In this step, you’ll implement the plan to improve your client’s
marketing. EXAMPLE:
Adjusting their positioning.
Improving their SEO.
Re-designing their marketing materials.
Depending on how you structure your service offer, you may or may not be the
person doing the implementation.
If you’re like most consultants, you’ll be guiding or advising the team responsible for
implementation.
4. Optimization- By now in the consulting process, you’ve implemented your plan. Now
that you’ve implemented it, you’ll get some feedback and data. You’ll learn what
levels of success you’ve created and what can be improved further. you’ll deliver
services like:
Ongoing coaching
Training
Mentorship
Working with or leading teams
There’s a lot of different ways that you can deliver value to your clients during optimization.
It’s usually ongoing or for a set period.
Q8: Answers
a.Mediation- is a structured negotiation process in which an independent person,
known as a mediator, assists the parties to identify and assess options and
negotiate an agreement to resolve their dispute. Mediation is an alternative to a
judge imposing a decision on the parties. Mediation is most effective when
resolving issues between employees, rather than issues employees might have
with company policies or procedures. Company-based mediation aims to de-
escalate the situation quickly, preserve employee relationships and avoid
disputes being taken through formal litigation processes.
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Understanding the different team building intervention types can help you
determine and plan the best approach for your team.
8.2
Conflict in the workplace is often inevitable, regardless of how harmonious or productive
your team is. Employees have different personalities, perspectives, and ways of
approaching a situation, so diverse attitudes, emotions or goals become apparent. Basic
steps of a conflict resolution process are:
1. Clarify the source of the problem: What is the current problem? It is better to acquire
more knowledge. Give each party the chance to share their thoughts on the issue and
the circumstances surrounding the incident. It would be better to speak to each
person separately in a serene and private setting. Keep in mind that you might have
preconceived biases about the circumstances, or the parties involved.
2. Go beyond the conflict and identify other barriers: People can be complicated, and
often, what we think we understand of the problem may only be the tip of the
iceberg. It’s easy to lose sight of the problem at hand and take workplace challenges
personally. Use probing questions to discover any other issues, emotions or
occurrences that may have acted as a resolution barrier.
3. Establish a common goal: Now that you understand what caused the disagreement,
take a solution-focused stance. How does each side propose to fix the issue? What
do they want to happen? What is better for the company if the issue is one of
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professionalism? If the situation has also gotten personal, you might want to put
more effort into fostering trust.
4. Explore how they goal can be reached: Encourage both parties to think about
potential alternatives, any necessary concessions, and how they might benefit from
one another's viewpoints. Consider the big picture and look at all your possibilities.
Q9: Answers
9.1
Escalation management is a process put in place to deal with incidents and problem
management within a system, ensuring problems get resolved and issues are
addressed at the right level. Typically, an organization will have a set of procedures in
place to deal with escalation management under a variety of circumstances. The
purpose of the project escalation process is to ensure that as the issues get a higher
priority, they will be successfully addressed by higher management authorities in a
timely manner. Escalation of a project can be caused by changes occurred within
existing issue management. Here’re basic reasons for initiating the project escalation
process:
Scope issues
Major tradeoff decisions
Serious conflicts in resource acquisition and management.
9.2
Essentially the intent of an issue resolution process is to make things easier for the
people in your workplace to come to a resolution following an issue.
1. Report & Record: Clearly state the channels for employee complaint. Do they
email someone, notify someone, or open an Excel register and enter it in? It
may seem straightforward, but the key is to make it plain to your team
members how to bring up a concern. If you make sure that it is documented,
no one will be able to claim that they were unaware of the situation in the
future. Thus, documenting the problem helps to increase the likelihood that it
is obvious and can be resolved right away.
2. Review & Assess: After they are logged, who reviews the issues? The
requirements direct you to make sure that the Health and Safety
Representative (HSR) is informed and consulted, together with the workers
management. If you don't have an HSR, find someone who is knowledgeable
about health and safety at work. Have a team of people examine and evaluate
the problem if possible. This can be an effective strategy because a team is
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more likely to identify long-lasting controls and solutions that consider every
aspect of your company's operations.
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Leadership Conflicts Stressing respect for one Perceived Stage- Operation Manager
another among all Conflicts that escalate
employees, regardless of always endure longer
their roles within the but may also be
organization, is the best way resolved quickly.
to resolve this kind of However, once disputes
conflict at the workplace. get out of hand, there
Leaders must also be will always be a
mindful of their own deadlock between the
leadership philosophies and two or more sides.
keep an eye out to see if When both sides
they are irritating any staff believe they cannot win
members. and neither wants to
lose, a stalemate has
occurred.
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Discrimination Discrimination is one of the You must observe All Employees/ General
most dangerous workplace seasoned negotiators Manager
conflicts, and human to learn how to resolve
intervention must come disputes through
through as fast as possible. negotiation. People
If, for instance, someone is who wish to advance in
being discriminated against management and assist
due to their gender, age, with workplace conflict
ethnicity, or even race, resolution need to have
there’s a need for a strong negotiation
company to start creating abilities.
awareness about open-
mindedness, understanding,
and acceptance within the
workplace.
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30th August,2022
Hi fellow colleagues,
I'm writing to invite you to a meeting on 28th November at 1.00pm to discuss that it
has been observed by the management to adapt personal communication styles to
model behaviors build trust and positive working relationships when communication
with team member. To ensure that we’re making the most of this meeting I’m
sharing the following information for you to review ahead of time.
Consultation processes
Conflict management processes
Dispute resolution processes
Roles and responsibilities of the team member
If there are additional attendees, please let me know and I’ll add them to the
meeting.
Kind regards,
Nini
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Date/Time: 21/10/22/10:00am
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Decision/s
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Action/s if any
Minutes of Meeting
Meeting Objective: discussions regarding the strategies to adapt and implementing the new
change in the workplace.
Date: 21/10/22
Employees from
1 -Discuss the most efficient communication protocol 28/11/22
high-level
methods.
facilitation and
support abilities, as -Discuss the code of ethics that the team members
well as the capacity need to follow.
to engage and
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inspire others?
Employees clarify
3 -Discuss on the best technique to communicate with 28/11/22
their roles and
employees and achieving targeted Aims.
responsibilities.
- Make sure the team member is understanding?
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30th August,2022
Hi fellow colleagues,
If there are additional attendees, please let me know and I’ll add them to the
meeting.
Kind regards,
Nini
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Date/Time: 21/10/22/10:00am
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Decision/s
Action/s if any
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Minutes of Meeting
Meeting Objective: discussions regarding the strategies to adapt and implementing the new
change in the workplace.
Date: 21/10/22
Employees from
1 -Discuss important employees with language barriers 28/12/22
Interact effectively
backgrounds.
with people from
diverse backgrounds -Discuss opinions language and Non-verbal feature.
Facilitate
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employees’
-Discuss do employees have any struggles to work with
contributions to the
diversity.
consultation on
work issues. -Discuss on how to interact politely and effectively with
employees.
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1. Identify the participants in the conflict and what you hope to achieve.
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Problem
Preferred State
Common Ground
2. Brainstorm and list the options available to resolve the conflict and identify a residual
consequence for each option.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Implementation Plan
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1. Identify the participants in the conflict and what you hope to achieve.
Problem
Preferred State
Common Ground
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2. Brainstorm and list the options available to resolve the conflict and identify a residual
consequence for each option.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Implementation Plan
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30th August,2022
Hi fellow colleagues,
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If there are additional attendees, please let me know and I’ll add them to the
meeting.
Kind regards,
Nidhi Kumar.
Date/Time: 21/10/22/10:00am
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Decision/s
Action/s if any
Minutes of Meeting
Meeting Objective: discussions regarding the strategies to adapt and implementing the new
change in the workplace.
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Date: 21/10/22
Discussions was
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conducted based on
-Discuss the purpose of discussion guide.
the guidelines
-Discussions policies and procedures regarding diversity
provided. and ethical conduct.
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where you can of the management.
improve in future
- Provides insights to help in making policy and funding
decisions
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