Things to Try: Activities

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    Workplace comedies and dramas typically play off situations that really arise in organizational settings. Watch a few episodes of such workplace sitcoms as Parks and Recreation and Workaholics or workplace dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and The Newsroom and reflect on the different organizational contexts shown. What are the supervisor–supervisee relationships like? Are there any mentor–protégé relationships? What about peer relationships? How do these various relationships affect the way the organization functions?
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    In this chapter, we talked about some of the challenges that today’s organizations face, including work–life balance, sexual harassment, and communication technology. Does your organization—be it a college or university, a club or campus organization, or a business—also tussle with some of these challenges? What challenges are specific to your organization? How might your organization minimize or adapt to some of these challenges?