CSCI 303 Laffra's Chapter 4

Instruction: include each question followed by the answer
01. What is Sabrina Leandro's method for keeping track of her personal goals?

02. Explain Robert Metcalf's Law"?

03. How do these simple things help grow your network? 
    a. Join LinkedIn;
    b. The next time you go to a meeting or conference, approach other 
       attendees and make a connection with them;
    c. Whenever you go to a conference, participate in a conference activity;
    d. Join a board game night at work and connect with the people you work with;   
    e. Start posting blogs and articles.

04. What does Laffra mean when he writes "pitch deck?".

05. Explain the term "Dunbar number."
    
06. How do productive teams more fully realize the following?
    a. Software development is a team sport;
    b. Effective teams gather around a common goal; 
    c. Successful team members know how to collaborate effectively;
    d. In a team, nobody owns anything.

07. Briefly explain each of these forms of conflict resolution:
    a. Escape:
    b. Fight:
    c. Give up:
    d. Evade responsibility:
    e. Compromise:
    f. Consensus:

08. Elaborate on these tips for handling disagreements:
    a. Focus on the problem not the person:
    b. When you get agitated or angry count to ten:
    c. Acknowledge the other person's frustrations:
    d. Try and understand why a person disagrees with you:

09. Describe how to perform "active listening".
    
10. If you are an introvert and find it hard to talk to someone, what is an 
      approach to try the next time you meet someone?