Order Work Relationships Reflection Assignment

Order Work Relationships Reflection Assignment
This document is authorized for use only by Rosendo Ramos in EMGT 6010 UPDATE-1-1-1-1 taught by STEPHEN FLAHERTY, Ohio University from Mar 2021 to Sep 2021.
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perspective, you can gain clarity into the dynamics of your relationships. To get more insight, answer these questions:
• How would an objective outsider narrate the story of your work relationship? What are its merits and challenges?
• How would an outsider describe your role in the situation? Is your behavior bringing you closer to your colleague or pushing the colleague away?
• What advice would you give someone else in your situation? Are there specific moves you would recommend or advise against?
Journal your micromoves. Researchers recommend journaling as a tool to enhance your performance. We think it can also help you create deeper and more meaningful relationships. If there’s one relationship you’d like to alter, spend some time jotting down the various micromoves that you and your coworker have made in your five or six most recent interactions, including the responses each micromove elicited. For example, if you stepped forward (by, say, asking a colleague for help), did your colleague step back (saying he didn’t have time) or respond in kind (requesting your assistance with an issue)? Journaling can help you recognize patterns in your relationships, and that can illuminate micromoves that might improve them.
Order Work Relationships Reflection Assignment
Know that “good” and “bad” micromoves aren’t created equal. We might hope that a micromove that brings a coworker closer would compensate for one that pushes that coworker away. Unfortunately, micromoves that harm relationships are both easier to make and more powerful than beneficial ones. In well-cited research, Roy Baumeister of University of Queensland and his colleagues note that the effects of “bad” interactions far outweigh those of “good” interactions. So if you think you’ve made a micromove that may have harmed a relationship, try brainstorming at least six possible micromoves to offset it.
The bottom line is that coworker relationships have a natural ebb and flow. Every day you have countless opportunities to shape and reshape them. The key is making micromoves that build the coworker relationships you want, instead of just settling for the relationships you have.
Kerry Roberts Gibson is an assistant professor in the Management Division at Babson College.
Beth Schinoff is an assistant professor of management and organization at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
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