Communicating Styles And Conflict Reading Passage
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Communicating Styles And Conflict Reading Passage
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Since the time of Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.), people have tried to comprehend others by categorising them based on personality type or temperament. According to Hippocrates, there are four separate bodily fluids that affect four different temperamental subtypes. 500 years later, Galen expanded on his ideas. Although we no longer think the source is the kind of body fluid that predominates in our systems, there are many self-assessment techniques available today that connect to the fundamental descriptions given by Galen.
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Self-evaluation is the criteria used to determine one’s own values. The style that people use to learn, communicate, handle conflict or other characteristics of an individual will help to depersonalise conflict affiliation between two or more people. Loss of self occurs when you realise that others are not trying to be difficult, but instead, they require different or more information than you do. They don’t mean to be rude; they are so attentive to the task that they overlook welcoming others. They would like to work smart and fast, but they don’t want to jeopardise the working relationship. They were aware of their work, but it would be done correctly when the required information was collected, which took time to gather.
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Hippocrates and later Galen have been determined to summarise personality with four basic temperaments: Sanguine(capable of talking to new friends like they have known for a long time) and Melancholic (almost always deep in thought). Choleric( they are ambitious, brave and proud, but they can also be violent) Phlegmatic( slow to warm up to others but will make friends fairly easily). These temperaments were developed centuries ago, and they were still somewhat adapted; you could update the wording. Nowadays, they translate into the four fairly common communication styles described below.
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The sanguine person would have the capability to talk with an unknown person like they were already close friends. They also have a spirited style of communication. These people speak with expression. They often speak very fast and also invest their time, emotion and energy in their communication. They can easily give an example story to their talk. It may or may not explain the point which they are trying to make. Because of their enthusiasm, they're great team motivators. They are always concerned about the people and their relationship. They usually focus on the bigger picture, and their high level of energy comes at a high time, which means they sometimes miss details or the correct order of things. These people find lots of conflict and differences of opinion and love to engage in spirited discussion. They love change, and they are constantly looking for something more exciting and adventurous.
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Tile phlegmatic person and preserving- translates into the technical or systematic communication style. This style of communication mainly focused on reality and technical details. These types of people are very focused on their tasks; they have an orderly, methodical way of approaching things, and they do not focus on people, emotions, or concerns. They also focus on the required details to accomplish a task. Sometimes, the details flood out the big picture, and focus needs to be brought back to the context of the task. These sorts of people always treat facts as a front end when making decisions, and they are uncomfortable with the conflict. They need time to adapt to the change and need to understand both the logic of it and the steps involved.
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Tile melancholic persons who are soft-hearted and oriented toward doing things for others translate into a considerate or sympathetic communication style. This style of people is focused on people and relationships. They seem to be good listeners and do things for other people, even sometimes they do to the people who did harm to themselves. They want to put in for others ' opinions and make sure everyone is comfortable with whatever is required to get the job done. Sometimes, this focus on others can distract from the task at hand because they are so focused on others' needs and smoothing over issues they do not like conflict. People believe that change menaces the level quo and tends to make people feel tense; because of this, people with the same communication style, like phlegmatic people, would take some time to accept the situation and change themself to adapt to it.
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The choleric temperament people have a bold and direct style of communication. These people are brief in their communication - the fewer words, the better. People with this style are overactive, and they love to be involved in many activities at the same time. They are focused on tasks and outcomes and often forget that the people involved in carrying out the task have needs. They don’t do detailed studies on the work they are doing, so they underestimate the time it could take to do that. They are so direct they often look forceful and can be very intimidating to others. They always welcome someone to challenge them. But people with other styles are scared to do so. They can also handle the changes better.
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A well-functioning team should have all these types of communication styles for true effectiveness. All teams should focus on the task as well as on the relationship to achieve those tasks. They need a big-picture perspective of the context of their work, and they need the details to be identified and taken care of for success. We all also have aspects of each style within us. Some of us can easily move from one style to another, and we can easily adapt our style to that situation by focusing on tasks or relationships. For others, it is difficult; their dominant style is very evident, and they feel it is more challenging to tackle the situation from the perspective of another style. The work environment can influence communication styles either by the type of work that is required or by the predominance of one style reflected in that environment. Some people use one style at work and another style at home.
The above information about communication style is that we have the ability to develop flexibility in our styles. The greater the flexibility we have, the more skilled we usually are at handling possible and actual conflicts. Usually, it is relevant to us to do so. We feel shy, either because it is important or because there are incentives in our surroundings to encourage it. The key is we should be flexible with our communication style.” Whether you think you can or you can't, you’re right!” by Henry Ford.
