What’s the impact of the recession on employee communication?
Sep 27, 2009 Business Communication
Here’s a write-up this year reflecting three surveys that revealed how the economic downturn has effected employee communication, and what communicators predict for the industry in the coming 12 months.
Read it at http://www.internalcommshub.com/open/news/downturncomms09.shtml
Give your thoughts and comments back here.
Tags: communication, recession
Why can’t we communicate well?
Sep 24, 2009 Business Communication
Most of us are born able to listen, talk, gesture, as well as use various forms of expression.
However, does being able to talk or being able to type/write a message mean that we are able to communicate? And able to do so well? (What does it mean by communicating well, anyway?)
This sure doesn’t seem so because we still have lots of misunderstandings, miscommunications and conflicts today. This despite our so-called advancement in communication technology. This despite most of us being so “educated.”
So, what are the issues causes the problem? What can’t we communicate well? Is there a solution??
One major issue with the quality of our communication has to do with our ego.
Yup, pride gets in the way.
Most of us tend to treat ourselves as so important (in fact, more important than other people) that we often get hurt or offended easily by what others say or don’t say, do or don’t do. We often try to second-guess what others mean and try to read between the lines when there is none.
This particular “noise” in our communication environment is one of the most potent ones because it distorts the real situation and prevents us from being objective.
I believe that in order for us to start communicating effectively, we should take the first step to put our self-importance and emotions aside and ask ourselves, “What is the situation here? What are my objectives? How can I communicate better? What can I do to be of service to others involved?”
Tags: communication, ego, emotion, noise, pride, self-importance
