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Communication Styles
To influence requires the ability to communicate effectively with different individuals, teams, and between different functional groups. It is helpful to understand different communication styles and how to adapt your style when interacting with people who use a different communication style from your own.
Refer to the Communication Styles Self-Assessment at the end of this chapter to see which is your automatic or preferred communication style.
Style 1 ACTION (What)
• Results
• Objectives • Achieving
Style 2
PROCESS (How)
• Strategies
• Organization • Facts
Style 3 PEOPLE (Who)
• Communication • Relationships
• Teamwork
Style 4 IDEAS (Why)
• Concepts • Theories • Innovation
Activity: What is your primary communication style? ____________________ ... What are the strengths of this communication style?
... What are the possible weaknesses or misperceptions?
Front Line Leadership Module: Communicate to Lead
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