Can someone please tell me what is so hard about communication? The rules are really simple. One person states what is on their mind and another person responds in kind. So how is it that the company I work for has the hardest time communicating their intent? How is it that ideas are never conveyed with clarity or efficiency and what one person responds to is some form of broken telephone decision that was never mentioned in the original conversation? And why? Why is it that the people who are weakest at laying out their thoughts and ensuring that the lines of communication remain open so that everyone knows what the bloody hell is going on, land up as managers? Hmm? I ask you, Why?
To those you who stand in positions of power, of decision making, human relations and any other position, within our corporation, where you are responsible for ensuring that people are kept up to date on what the bloody hell is going on:
The word is communication. Say it with me. Com·mu·ni·ca·tion. [k&-"myü-n&-'kA-sh&n ]
Easy? Non?!? Got it? Good.
Oh, and just in case you forget. Communication is defined as:
5 plural but singular or plural in construction a : a technique for expressing ideas effectively (as in speech) b : the technology of the transmission of information (as by print or telecommunication)
Other valid definitions that may also be useful are:
1 : an act or instance of transmitting
2 a : information communicated b : a verbal or written message
3 a : a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior [the function of pheromones in insect communication]; also : exchange of information b : personal rapport [a lack of communication between old and young persons]
4 plural a : a system (as of telephones) for communicating b : a system of routes for moving troops, supplies, and vehicles c : personnel engaged in communicating.