tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417093276538271003.post1101457590771131095..comments2023-10-25T10:26:20.649-05:00Comments on Wolfden V: :)lonewolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01310051579199308381noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417093276538271003.post-54642883119867024702007-08-17T12:05:00.000-05:002007-08-17T12:05:00.000-05:00I find emoticons can best be used when you're tryi...I find emoticons can best be used when you're trying to convey something delicately.<BR/><BR/>For example:<BR/><BR/>"When I see you next, we can discuss ways to fix your hair :)"<BR/><BR/>"Thanks for the short notice on the Talsky report :)"<BR/><BR/>"Sorry I offended you last Thursday with that comment about the black folks. I probably need to watch my language :)"<BR/><BR/>"No big deal that you forgot my birthday :), I probably would have forgotten yours if I hadn't written it all over the pictures I took of you outside your house. The ones posted on my bedroom wall :)"<BR/><BR/>In a way, it's like the giggle that comes with addressing a serious topic in conversation. Sometimes handling something lightly with humor is a good way to breach a difficult conflict. Emoticons are very useful in this regard.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483433387032295325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417093276538271003.post-4903608228595574992007-08-16T10:22:00.000-05:002007-08-16T10:22:00.000-05:00From today's assigned reading:"E-mail aficionados ...From today's assigned reading:<BR/><BR/>"E-mail aficionados try to clarify the emotional tone of their messages by inserting graphic faces called emoticons, or "smileys." However, some experts warn that smileys do not easily solve the difficult task of communicating emotions through e-mail."<BR/><BR/>Organizational Behavior: Emerging Realities for the Workplace Revolution, 3e<BR/>Chapter 11: Communicating in Teams and Organizations<BR/>ISBN : 0072931477 Author : Steve L. McShane, Mary Ann Von Glinow<BR/>copyright © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companieslonewolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310051579199308381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417093276538271003.post-35618105467721185292007-08-15T23:59:00.000-05:002007-08-15T23:59:00.000-05:00"Class;As we now go through discussions, we will h..."Class;<BR/><BR/>As we now go through discussions, we will have many 'disagreements'--which I see as very constructive--business decisions are not one-sided, there is generally not a single answer either. <BR/><BR/>I know I will often take the 'devil's advocate' position during some discussions--so I do appreciate when students take that or a similar role. <BR/><BR/>So, please, all continue to state your opinions and also to question your classmates' opinions--which also means that we need to be able to 'defend' our opinions."<BR/><BR/>While I appreciate that my position had to be recertified by this special prof posting, I just wish she had come out and said, "Drew is right. Kill the damn smiley."lonewolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310051579199308381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417093276538271003.post-71200920620839596662007-08-15T23:46:00.000-05:002007-08-15T23:46:00.000-05:00ROTFLMAOROTFLMAOJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483433387032295325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417093276538271003.post-27815335722778179862007-08-15T22:16:00.000-05:002007-08-15T22:16:00.000-05:00i'm terribly guilty of overusing it as well. sorr...i'm terribly guilty of overusing it as well. <BR/>sorry :-) i must drive you nuts. :-)CHCgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228155886766149927noreply@blogger.com