“Antonio and I are in a relationship rut,” says your friend Gregor. Explain what a “relationship rut” is and use your knowledge of the skills for relationship maintenance to give Gregor advice on how to combat this.
What will be an ideal response?
A relationship rut is composed of patterns of relational behavior that have become stale to those who are in them. There are several ways to combat them. You might suggest that Gregor perform random acts of romance by surprising Antonio with a date night or by leaving love notes in unexpected places. He can also repackage everyday actions to make them romantic. Perhaps instead of watching whatever’s on TV, they should choose a romantic movie to watch instead.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
At a college located on the coast of North Carolina, the president e-mails his 528 employees with instructions about hurricane warnings and watches. He feels that he is very specific as to when his employees should come to campus and when they should stay home. To his surprise, he notices that during the first hurricane watch, many employees do not report to work, even though the president thought he had clearly explained that they should come to work in that event. Because he sent the information out to his employees with the understanding that he was not open to feedback or questions, this ________ approach to organizational communication was not effective.
A. information-transfer B. transactional C. strategic D. interactional