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Editor's Notes

• #3: Team communication is the foundation of team collaboration. To work together, you must communicate. To work together well, you have to make sure your team communication is stellar
• #4: The Thomas-Kilmann Instrument is designed to measure a person’s behavior in conflict situations. “Conflict situations” are those in which the concerns of two people appear to be incompatible. In such conflict situations, we can describe an individual’s behavior along two dimensions: (1)��assertiveness,��the extent to which the person attempts to satisfy his own concerns, and (2)��cooperativeness,��the extent to which the person attempts to satisfy the other person’s concerns. Competing��is assertive and uncooperative—an individual pursues his own concerns at the other person’s expense. This is a power-oriented mode in which you use whatever power seems appropriate to win your own position—your ability to argue, your rank, or economic sanctions. Competing means “standing up for your rights,” defending a position which you believe is correct, or simply trying to win. Accommodating��is unassertive and cooperative—the complete opposite of competing. When accommodating, the individual neglects his own concerns to satisfy the concerns of the other person; there is an element of self-sacrifice in this mode. Accommodating might take the form of selfless generosity or charity, obeying another person’s order when you would prefer not to, or yielding to another’s point of view. Avoiding��is unassertive and uncooperative—the person neither pursues his own concerns nor those of the other individual. Thus he does not deal with the conflict. Avoiding might take the form of diplomatically sidestepping an issue, postponing an issue until a better time, or simply withdrawing from a threatening situation. Collaborating��is both assertive and cooperative—the complete opposite of avoiding. Collaborating involves an attempt to work with others to find some solution that fully satisfies their concerns. It means digging into an issue to pinpoint the underlying needs and wants of the two individuals. Collaborating between two persons might take the form of exploring a disagreement to learn from each other’s insights or trying to find a creative solution to an interpersonal problem. Compromising��is moderate in both assertiveness and cooperativeness. The objective is to find some expedient, mutually acceptable solution that partially satisfies both parties. It falls intermediate between competing and accommodating. Compromising gives up more than competing but less than accommodating. Likewise, it addresses an issue more directly than avoiding, but does not explore it in as much depth as collaborating. In some situations, compromising might mean splitting the difference between the two positions, exchanging concessions, or seeking a quick middle-ground solution.
• #8: Positives of social media: Social media has made communication never been so fun by offering fun filters, cool texts, quick messaging, the ability to comment/like on photos, bitmojis, geotags, and so much more. This is why so many people enjoy using these different platforms to communicate different things. You have apps like Instagram and Facebook to post all of your favorite photos allowing all your friends and followers to see. Then you have apps like Twitter to post your thoughts and opinions all in 240 characters or less. Then there's Snapchat where people are able to post their daily activity for others to watch. Social media gives people a place to find things of their interest, while also being able to communicate and meet others. Having these platforms has made communication easier than ever by providing a medium that targets all kinds of demographics of people. Social media can be great for spreading important information to people at a very fast rate and can rapidly spread to inform more people. Social media has helped change lives and spread awareness for all kinds of things by grabbing the attention of millions and getting people to want to make a difference. Negatives of social media: Although platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram provide convenient and easily accessible places for people to interact, there are some down falls to them. The first problem with social media sites is that although you may think the things you say and post are private… they are never actually fully safe. It can be very easy for personal information to be leaked onto the internet and then go viral from there. These social media sites have the ability to make or break a persons reputation and personal image. These platforms may be great for seeing what others post but it has also become a place where people get exposed and violated. It is very common for people to get cyber bullied on social media because people have the power to publicly humiliate others. This is why it is very important for others to be careful what they post and say on the internet because it can come back to bite you in the real world. Social media has also developed some improper communication habits especially when comes to a persons writing. People often develop bad habits that use improper grammar and specially that may negatively impact how you communicate in the real world.