December 2013
Beginner
200 pages
4h 49m
English
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There are very few situations where people work in isolation; the vast majority of what organizations do requires people to work together. Whenever people work together, challenges arise: communication issues, different viewpoints and interests, different and sometimes conflicting motivations, and disparate drivers of individual versus organizational goals. These issues can be minor distractions that affect productivity, or they can be enormous business issues with far-reaching implications. Addressing the issues that arise from people working together can be complicated, especially as the problems of working together can manifest in various ways.
One pervasive issue when people work together is interpersonal communication. ...