Communication Errors in the Workplace
Communication is very important in the workplace, without communication it can cause a lot of problems in the work force. It takes every last person to be involved with this problem. You need to make sure that you have enough staff to do the job, especially when you are working in a hospital, doctor’s office, or a nursing home or any job. Communication starts with you. Why is it so important to have good communication in the workplace? What can we do as a team to make sure that communication is happening in the workplace? When you communicate with your co-workers it makes the work place a little bit easier to work in and people will feel more comfortable on talking to others about the issues that they may be having at work. Examples of errors in the workplace are; poor listening skills, communication is a two-way street, listening can often be more important than speaking in a workplace conversation. Communication skills must be practiced to be effective. Phone communication is another way poor communication can happen. There isn’t any body language involved, but the tone in the voice over the phone, or sarcasm, can be highly ineffective and misinterpreted when not accompanied by facial expressions.
Conflicts are going to happen in a work place and this makes the workplace an uncomfortable place for employees to work. When there is conflict in the work place it can be easily resolved or it can be ignored by everyone and this can cause the problem to escalate into bigger issues. Most people would like to pretend that conflict doesn’t exist and fail to realize how it is affecting everyone in the work place. Managers should know how to prepare themselves for when conflict arises and how to be able to deal with it. Managers need to take the appropriate steps on making sure that a conflict doesn’t arise in the