3.) Pick one concept from either text, not already discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.
The concept I will be discussing is from The Essential Guide to Group Communication by Dan O'Hair and Mary O. Wiemann. The concept I found interesting is Authoritarian Leadership. The book defines Authoritarian Leadership when one person leads and makes decision for the overall group with out discussing it with any one from the group. In the end, it states how Authoritarian Leadership affects the group that is following the direction of the leader, tend to be unhappy and does not feel connected to the group. I believe the Authoritarian Leadership does not work most of the time. Mostly, these day companies want to hire people that are team oriented not ones that are always off being solo or giving commands. Companies want to present groups a situation and hopefully as a group they will eventually solve the problem. For my personal experience, I was working at a restaurant where a manager told everyone what to do without asking if they prefer that or that. There was no group discussion, of course I did not feel connected to the place or the people there. Therefore, quitting was not hard because I did not know anyone there. They were just employees nothing more.
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I enjoyed reading your blog and I liked how you incorporated your own personal experience into it. I personally have never worked at a restaurant or worked with someone who told me what to do all the time, but if I did I probably would’ve quit too! Working in an environment where you aren’t able to connect with anyone is not pleasant at all and I think it is important for companies to encourage and have employees be team oriented. I think it is much better to have people work together than alone so that the members can help each other grow and improve.
ReplyDeleteYes! Authoritarian leaders are just gross. I believe in teamwork instead of only one person leading the group. If I were in the same situation as you in that restaurant I would totally quit too! I mean more heads are better than one. More creative ideas come in because all together, the group can use and bounce off each other's ideas to develop better ones. As an employee, I can't imagine working where I had no say or opinion in anything. I would want to put in my ideas also, not because I like to talk, but to better the company. I also don't think it's healthy to have such (authoritarian) leaders.
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