“Critical Thinking: The Soul of Communication”

I think that there would be more emphasis on effective communication and critical thinking in the workplace as the research mentioned in the excerpt shows what ineffective is costing companies. In the excerpt, it mentions “Poor communication is also linked to poor employee engagement and attrition.”

There may be more employee engagement programs organized in hopes that this would improve relationships between employees and the relationship between the employer and employees. In return, hoping that this would result in better communication which helps improve the way information is being conveyed which eventually could influence the way things are done at work.

When attrition occurs, there needs to be effective communication to be clear on the new tasks or responsibilities that the employees have due to the decline in the number of workers. When the responsibilities are not made clear, employees may get frustrated or confused.

I feel that effective communication can only be achieved in an organization when everyone plays their part by implementing critical thinking.

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