Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills

Learning Outcomes

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

1. List the steps in the oral message-sending process. p. 190

2. List and explain the three parts of the message-receiving process. p. 194

3. Describe paraphrasing and state why it is used. p. 197

4. Identify two common approaches to getting feedback, and explain why they

don’t work. p. 198

5. Describe the difference between criticism and coaching feedback. p. 206

6. Discuss the relationship between the performance formula and the coaching

model. p. 207

7. Define the five conflict management styles. p. 210

8. List the steps in the initiating conflict resolution model. p. 215

9. Define the following key terms (in order of appearance in the chapter):

communication

oral message-sending process

message-receiving process

feedback

paraphrasing

360-degree feedback

coaching

job instructional training

coaching feedback

attribution theory

performance formula

mentoring

conflict

initiating conflict resolution model

BCF model

mediator

arbitrator