After reviewing the articles and videos from Weeks 6-10, the ten key points that seem most relative to you, and describe why you feel they are the most important. Your ten key points should be number bulleted with your explanation of why you feel each point is important

week 6

E-text: Organizational Behavior

• Communication - Chapter 8,All Sections[ If you experience difficulties, go to http://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-8-communication/ ]
• Making Decisions-Chapter 11,All Sections[ If you experience difficulties, go to http://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-11-making-decisions/ ]
• Article: How To Tackle Your Toughest Decisions
• Videos:
  • 10 Barriers to Effective Communication This segment Introduces you to 10 barriers that hinder effective communication.

Watch Video10 Barriers to Effective Communication

Duration:3:03 Added:11/27/16

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slq1nAhZuqE

• The Psychology of Communicating Effectively in a Digital World This segment focuses on how the study of psychology has had a profound impact on the way we think about how we communicate and connect with each other in our daily lives.

Watch VideoThe psychology of communicating effectively in a digital world | Helen Morris-Brown | TEDxSquareMile

Duration:16:04 Added:2/1/16

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aPaRWUqO-w

• It's How You Say It - The Science of Emotions Dan Emodi gives insights into the recent developments of Beyond Verbal. His company has developed an innovative emotional analytics technology that is capable of extracting, in real-time, the full spectrum of human emotions from a person's vocal intonation.

Watch VideoIt's how you say it - the science of emotions | Dan Emodi | TEDxFrankfurt

Duration:15:55 Added:7/22/15

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD_MXOCvVYo

• How Do Smart People Make Smart Decisions? This video helps you understand how to make better decisions. Something we could all benefit from everyday of our lives.

Watch VideoHow do smart people make smart decisions? | Gerd Gigerenzer | TEDxNorrkping

Duration:19:15 Added:1/26/17

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lg7G8TMe_A

week 7

• E-Text: Organizational Behavior Managing Groups and Teams - Chapter 9,All Sections [ If you experience difficulties, go tohttp://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-9-managing-groups-and-teams/ ]
• Article: Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier (Groups and Teams)
• Article: Workplaces That Work
• From Videos:
  • The Difference between a Group and a Team Meeting Facilitator Kristin Arnold shares the difference between a group and a team in this segment.

Watch VideoThe Difference between a Group and a Team

Duration:3:15 Added:4/11/12

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4AX4vaOL5w

• • Understanding Group Dynamics This video presents 10 questions you need to ask yourself whenever you become a part of a workplace group, and identifies what you will discover with each question.

Watch VideoUnderstanding Group Dynamics

Duration:2:04 Added:12/25/14

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl_0bGD5Jv8

• • Building A Psychologically Safe Workplace In this video, Professor Edmondson, of Harvard Business School, shows us how it is important to build a psychologically safe workplace to empower team members.

Watch VideoBuilding a psychologically safe workplace | Amy Edmondson | TEDxHGSE

Duration:11:27 Added:5/5/14

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhoLuui9gX8

week 8

• E-Text: Organizational Behavior
  • Conflict Negotiations - Chapter 10,All Sections [ If you experience difficulties, go to http://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-10-conflict-and-negotiations/ ]
  • Power and Politics - Chapter 13,All Sections [ If you experience difficulties, go to http://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-13-power-and-politics/ ]
• Article: Power and Politics in Organizational Life
• Videos:
  • The Power of Listening William Ury explains how listening is the essential, and often overlooked, half of communication. His stories of candid conversations with presidents and business leaders provide us with impactful lessons, such as understanding the power of a human mind opening up. He asks us to join a listening revolution, and promises that if we all just listen a little bit more, we can transform any relationship.

Watch VideoThe Power of Listening | William Ury | TEDxSanDiego

Duration:15:41 Added:1/7/15

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saXfavo1OQo

• • Conflict - Use It, Don't Defuse It This video shows how conflict can be an energy source for your team and can produce innovative, creative, and transformational results.

Watch VideoConflict - Use It, Don't Defuse It | CrisMarie Campbell & Susan Clarke | TEDxWhitefish

Duration:19:13 Added:7/13/15

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o97fVGTjE4w

• • Jeffrey Pfeffer: Why Cultivating Power is the Secret to Success Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, of Stanford Graduate School of Business, reveals the secrets for building your personal power at work, and explains why workplace politics are critical to your career success.

Watch VideoJeffrey Pfeffer: Why Cultivating Power is the Secret to Success

Duration:5:54 Added:3/13/15

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AozJ4AkgAMw

week 9

• Organizational Behavior
  • Organizational Structure and Change - Chapter 14,All Sections [ If you experience difficulties, go tohttp://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-14-organizational-structure-and-change/ ]
  • Organizational Structure - Chapter 15,All Sections [ If you experience difficulties, go tohttp://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-15-organizational-culture/ ]
• Videos:
  • Steve Jobs - Organizational Structure Steve Jobs attributes Apple's success to its organizational structure.

Watch VideoSteve Jobs - Organizational StructureDuration:1:29 Added:4/9/14YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcTtQ0hiHbE

• • Igniting Creativity to Transform Corporate Culture Design leader Catherine Courage challenges us to drive innovation in the workplace by igniting our innate creativity from childhood.

Watch VideoIgniting Creativity to Transform Corporate Culture: Catherine Courage

Duration:13:50 Added:10/17/12

YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Y7qlPFpqw

week 10

• Article:Managing Cultural Diversity
• Article:Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions - Understanding Different Countries
• Videos:
  • The Surprising Solution to Workplace Diversity This video illustrates that diversity is the norm.

Watch VideoThe Surprising Solution to Workplace Diversity | Arwa MahdawiDuration:15:28 Added:7/18/16YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtUlRYXJ0vI

• • Cultural Diversity: The Sum of Our Parts This video discusses cultural diversity as it relates to our ever-changing world.

Watch VideoCultural Diversity: The Sum of Our Parts | Hilda MwangiDuration:14:37 Added:6/14/17YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tv7NaV47no

• • Erin Meyer: How to Lead a Successful International Team This video helps you understand that cultural differences is an essential tool to achieving organizational effectiveness, but managing international teams isn't always straightforward.

Watch VideoErin Meyer: How to Lead a Successful International Team | Scottish EnterpriseDuration:7:01 Added:11/28/16YouTube URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3X7legs3gM

• Cultural Diversity in the WorkPlace This video shows us that we all come from diverse backgrounds and we all view things from our own vantage point. Just because people do things differently doesn't mean they're wrong. They may just be looking at things in a totally different way.

Watch VideoCultural Diversity in the WorkPlace - Training Video & Online CourseDuration:3:10 Added:7/22/08