APA Style 6th Edition Manual

Students must follow APA Style guidelines and must include the following standardized elements:

· Title page

· Main body

· In-text citations for paraphrased and quoted material

· References page

· Minimum number of credible, academic sources

· Running head

· Page numbers

· Double spaced on standard sized paper (8.5” x 11”)

· 1” margins

· 12 pt. Times New Roman

· Indent each new paragraph (tab ½” or 5 spaces)

Each of these elements should comply with guidelines presented in the APA Style 6th Edition Manual.

In addition to the guidelines above, research papers must include an Abstract.

Instructional Objectives for this activity:
Illustrate the ways in which effective supervisors communicate
Interpersonal communication is important for the quality of working relationships in organizations. Managers who are sensitive and responsive when communicating with employees encourage the development of trusting, loyal, relationships.

Write a paper addressing the following questions. Be sure to cite peer-reviewed references to justify your responses.

Who is the best communicator you know? Why do you consider that person to be so? Who is the best listener you have ever known? Describe what that person does that makes him or her so good at listening.
What methods have these individuals used in overcoming barriers to communication that are physical? Status based? Cultural? Linguistic?
How might the characteristics of communication you identified in these individuals be used in the supervisor-subordinate relationship?
Your assignment should be two to three pages in length, written in APA style format. You must reference two or three quality, peer-reviewed journal articles in your paper.

Reference all sources using APA format. For guidance using APA format, please refer to the table in the APA Style section of the syllabus.

Save your document with a file name that includes your name, course code, section number, and title.

(For example: JaneSmith MAN5245-12 Week 6.docx)
If you are not using Microsoft Word, save your document with the .rtf file extension (Rich Text Format).

Submit this document to the Week 6: Individual Work 2 basket in the Dropbox.