This lecture talks about relationships and the meaning of weak ties. The lecture also looks at the process of how relationships develop.

Before any lecture either open or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentations.

Assignment before the lecture: None.

Open or save the PowerPoint slides related to this lecture EDLS720_S2_L3.pdf​

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Assignment after the lecture:

1. Discussion. How is trust created and maintained in a work environment between different kinds of groups of people? How could leadership enable this process? Give one idea and try to give a descriptive title to your writing. Please have a look at other participants texts and comment at least one other writing.
2. Assessing your personal communication http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/bp/app/thompson_ob/html/ch04open.html Think about the test. Do you agree? Was there something that surprised you?
3. Personal development plan. Reflect the test, your thoughts, readings and the lect