Question: When communicating within the context of a meeting, leaders and managers always must be mindful the strengths and drawbacks of meetings. Knowing how to design, develop, and shape your messages is important.

Module Overview: Ethical and Effective Communication

During any communication, there is a risk of violating ethical standards. Such violations could have consequences ranging from costly litigation to the alienation of your audience. In this module, you will identify the key ethical issues that you need to consider while communicating. You will also scrutinize ethical dilemmas and challenges, and identify strategies for eliminating those challenges and promoting ethical behavior in the workplace.

In addition, meetings are a familiar feature of life in an organization. They range from dull to emotionally charged. A meeting is a formalized gathering of people discussing an agenda. You can also hold meetings via conference calls or the Internet.

To get the best out of meetings, you should always plan and execute them in an efficient manner.

In this module, you will explore ethical communications. In addition, you will examine types and stages of meetings, and explore the importance of documentation and leadership while conducting meetings.

Summary: In this module, you explored the relationship between ethics and communication. By understanding potential ethical issues, you will be well equipped to make your own communication free of offensive, unjust, or illegal messages.

You also examined the importance of leading and documenting meetings. Additionally, you explored meeting types, stages, and strategies to ensure productive and effective meetings.

In the assignments for this module, you will understand how to plan and execute meetings effectively. In the first assignment of this module, you will discuss the connection between communication and ethics in the workplace. In the second assignment, you will have to find the best way to plan and organize an effective meeting in order to achieve specific organizational goals.

Review the following scenario:

You have been selected to address the quarterly meeting of your company's board of directors. You will be delivering negative updates that include low profits, pending lawsuits, and high employee turnover. The members of your board of directors are dispersed across the country.

Based on your analysis of the scenario and the meeting design practices covered in this module, address the following:

• What measures will you take to ensure that you achieve the purpose of the meeting?

• List and briefly explain the rationale for using the practices that you will adopt to ensure that the meeting proceeds smoothly and productively.

Module Readings:

• Read the online lectures for Module

• From the textbook, Leadership Communication, read the following chapters:

o Chapter 11 - Meetings: Leadership and Productivity

o Appendix B - Successful Case Analysis and Discussion

Note: On the Online Library homepage, click on the Find Articles button. On the Find Articles & More page, find the link to the database Business Source Complete in the alphabetical list. In Business Source Complete, search by the article title to locate the full text of the article.

• From the Argosy University online library resources, read:

• Krivis, J. (2006). Can we call a truce? Ten tips for negotiating workplace conflicts. Employment Relations Today, 33(3), 31-35.

• Mahajan, A., Bishop, J. W., & Scott, D. (2012). Does trust in top management mediate top management communication, employee involvement, and organizational commitment relationships? Journal of Managerial Issues, 24(2), 173-190, 122.

• Smart, K. L., & Featheringham, R. (2006). Developing effective interpersonal communication and discussion skills. Business Communication Quarterly, 69(3), 276-283.

• Write a 2-3-page paper in Word format. Turned-in on time, Plagiarism Free, Indented Paragraphs, Running-heads included, Pages Numbered, Cover Page Included, Reference Page Included, Grading Criteria and Points Followed, Assignment details and qualifications followed, keep in mind there should not be any one, two, or three sentence paragraphs. Please work on your APA formatting of citations. I have provided the APA resource cite for you. Apply APA standards to citation of sources, Please work on using literature within the span of the last 5 years Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Explained the measures you will take to ensure that you achieve the purpose of the meeting.

Described the rationale for using the practices that you will adopt to ensure that the meeting proceeds smoothly and productively.

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.