IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

Importance Of Effective Communications

Importance Of Effective Communications

Introduction

Effective communication through leadership is an essential tool in creating vision in the workplace and involves organization, collaboration, breaking down barriers, and the ability to read non-verbal cues. Without effective communication, inadvertent misunderstandings can occur, leaving the workplace vulnerable to collapse. The leadership role in any organization is the key to effective communication throughout the company. Leaders who effectively communicate the vision and mission of their company are generally successful because they exercise collaboration with the employees as to what works and what does not work.

Discussion

We learn to communicate at a very young age. However, to effectively communicate complicated ideas, skills beyond simple conversation are required (Stennes, 2009). One key component that is necessary when communicating vision with others is organization. Organization of what you want to communicate is necessary because it provides your listener with tools needed to understand the concepts that are provided. The organization of the conversation allows the listener to decipher the important details rather than dealing with the nonsensical information that may be included.

?nother key component when effectively communicating is collaboration. Collaboration is crucial in communication because it serves as a two-way process involving an exchange of ideas (Green, 2005). If a leader tries to take control of the conversation, the listener will most likely become offended, and therefore, will not be open to information, or vision, that is offered to them. The hallmark of effective communication is the coherent verbal projections of your ideas, so that your listener receives the message that you intend to send (York, 2006).

Many things can interfere with communication. There may be language barriers, someone who feels some type of defensiveness, misreading one's body language, power struggles, self-fulfilling assumptions, perceptions of bias, interpersonal relationships, or cultural differences (Stennes, ...