Question :
How does teamwork help organizations? Support your answer with examples from actual organizations you may have worked in or are working in. What communication challenges does teamwork pose? How might one prepare for these challenges in a business communication course?
In what ways is teamwork connected to other current trends in business and administrative communication that the chapter discusses? For example, video conferencing connects teamwork with technology, diversity, and globalization. Find other examples where current trends in business and administrative communication seem to converge.
Conduct some Internet or library research on the concept of Kaizen. How does this technique help business and other types of organizations? What communication challenges and opportunities does the technique create?
Help Caleb and the group draft the memo for Doug. Some questions to consider: How will you address its multiple audiences, which include the president, VPs (Marketing, Manufacturing, Finance, Exports, Procurement, IT), and managers based in the company headquarters and plants? What should be the primary purpose of the memo? The secondary purpose? What type of and how much information on Kaizen should be included in the memo?