{"id":1442,"date":"2008-02-27T10:55:23","date_gmt":"2008-02-27T16:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/02\/why-communication-matters\/"},"modified":"2008-02-27T10:23:30","modified_gmt":"2008-02-27T16:23:30","slug":"why-communication-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/02\/why-communication-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Communication Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m presently working on some leadership projects with our customers so these topics are probably on my mind more than usual.\u00a0 ManageSmarter.com presents an article <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.managesmarter.com\/msg\/content_display\/presentations\/e3i09b57ed04d93841932a0efba1fb98c7e\">Communication for Managers 101<\/a> that provides 5 steps for better communication between managers and employees.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the suggestions are rudimentary, but we encounter many managers who simply do not follow these basic tenets.\u00a0 The reason why good communication is important, in case you had to ask (emphasis mine):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Harvard Business Publications<\/em> recently confirmed what many have always known: effective communication is the number one skill for executives to develop.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A Gallup poll of more than 1 million U.S. workers concluded that the No. 1 reason people quit their jobs is because of problems with their immediate supervisor. Also, surveys show that <strong>over 80% of work-related problems are due to a breakdown in communication<\/strong> (Felber 2002).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t get any more straight-forward than that.\u00a0 The suggestion I appreciated the most:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>2. Offer your employees time to prepare.<\/strong> It is only fair that you allow your employees some time to prepare for the meeting too by giving them a heads-up on what the meeting will be about. Communication is a two-way process. When an employee isn&#8217;t given time to prepare, they are left hearing your thoughts and unable to provide sufficient input that might be necessary. When you call a meeting without giving them time to collect their thoughts on the subject, you are setting yourself up for 2 big problems:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You are being unfair to the employee, which will affect their workplace satisfaction and morale. After all, no one likes to be blind-sighted by their boss.<br \/>\n\u2022 You are causing productivity problems. You will not be getting all the input you may require.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Did anyone else think the proper phrase was &#8220;blindsided&#8221; instead of &#8220;blind-sighted?&#8221;\u00a0 The things you learn here at the Hire Sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m presently working on some leadership projects with our customers so these topics are probably on my mind more than usual.\u00a0 ManageSmarter.com presents an article Communication for Managers 101 that provides 5 steps for better communication between managers and employees. Some of the suggestions are rudimentary, but we encounter many managers who simply do not follow these basic tenets.\u00a0 The reason why good communication is important, in case you had to ask (emphasis mine): Harvard Business Publications recently confirmed what many have always known: effective communication is the number one skill for executives to develop. &#8230; A Gallup poll of more than 1 million U.S. workers concluded that the No.&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2008\/02\/why-communication-matters\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,31,4,11],"tags":[31,368,369,370],"class_list":["post-1442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication","category-leadership","category-sales-management","category-team-management","tag-leadership","tag-leadership-communication","tag-management-communication","tag-manager-communication"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-ng","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":903,"url":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/05\/communication-blindness\/","url_meta":{"origin":1442,"position":0},"title":"Communication Blindness","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 9, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Anyone who has managed salespeople knows how difficult a task that can be.\u00a0 We see it often in companies where clouded communication occurs daily.\u00a0 I think\u00a0 most of you could name numerous situations throughout your career where management communication simply broke down or worse, did not even occur. 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