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Leadership in Meetings 291

Planning Meetings Effectively 292

Managing Meetings Effectively 293

Real Communicator: Aaron Tolson 295

Using Meeting Technology Effectively 296

Wired for Communication: Leadership. With Lasers. 297

Evaluating Group Performance 298

Informational Considerations 298

Procedural Effectiveness 299

Interpersonal Performance 299

Individual Performance 300

REAL REFERENCE: A Study Tool 303

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chapter 11 Communicating in Organizations 305

Approaches to Managing Organizations 306

Classical Management Approach 306

Human Relations Approach 307

Human Resources Approach 308

The Systems Approach 309

Communicating Organizational Culture 310

Organizational Storytelling 310

Real Communicator: Kibibi Springs 312

Learning About Organizational Culture 313

Relational Contexts in Organizations 313

Supervisor–Supervisee Relationships 314

Mentor–Protégé Relationships 315

Peer Relationships 316

Evaluating Communication Ethics: More Than Friends at Work 318

Challenges Facing Today’s Organizations 319

Workplace Conflict 319

Communication Technology 320

Wired for Communication: Working Here, There, and Everywhere 321

Globalization 323

Work–Life Balance 324

Communication Across Cultures: Work–Life Balance: Around the

Globe and Around the Block 325

Sexual Harassment 326

What About You? Are You Off Balance? 327

REAL REFERENCE: A Study Tool 331

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