{"id":1443,"date":"2024-02-02T02:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T02:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1443"},"modified":"2024-07-26T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:42:32","slug":"apply-it-communication-within-teams","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/chapter\/apply-it-communication-within-teams\/","title":{"raw":"Apply It: Communication within Teams","rendered":"Apply It: Communication within Teams"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand the importance of teams in business communication<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Recognize the difference between different types of teams found in organizations<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand the benefits and challenges of working in teams and how team interactions work<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand how the number of people in a group affects communication<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand different ways to interpret and deal with conflicts when communicating to others<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Conflict Resolution Skills<\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox watchIt\">\r\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=12277049&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=375&amp;video_id=jUF9sY4HvxY&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-65wmzb5b-jUF9sY4HvxY\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>You can view the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/BCommMgrs\/Transcripts\/AhostagenegotiatoronhowtoresolveconflictKarleenSavageTEDxValparaisoUniversity_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \"A hostage negotiator on how to resolve conflict | Karleen Savage | TEDxValparaisoUniversity\" here (opens in new window).<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"textbox connectIt\">\r\n<h3>How can the five universal skills of conflict resolution (curiosity, attitude, master listening, connection, and reframing) be integrated into team dynamics to improve collaboration and productivity in a workplace setting?<\/h3>\r\n<p>[reveal-answer q=\"354486\"]Click to Show Sample Answer[\/reveal-answer]<br \/>\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"354486\"]Consider the following approaches:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Curiosity:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Encourage team members to ask questions and seek to understand different perspectives before forming judgments. 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