Communication as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary is the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviour to express or exchange information.
Communication can be verbal or non verbal such as facial expressions, gestures, body language, eye movements, dressing or appearances, mail, email, radio, television, facebook, twitter, text, or whatsapp.
It is about exchange of information between a team or teams, between friends, families for coordination, effectiveness and efficiency.
How do you communicate as a leader?
Your tone of communication portrays your message. What tone do you use?
Check your communication.
When you ask yourself the following questions, you will know the areas where improvements are required. Then you can act on that.
- Do you gender strife by your communication?
- Do you divide to rule by your communication?
- Does your communication bring peace?
- Do you manipulate by your communication?
- Do you humiliate by your communication?
- Do you oppress by your communication?
- Do you harass by your communication?
- Is your communication clear?
- Is your communication productive?
- Is your communication adding value to others?
- Is your communication achieving optimal goals or stalling goals?
- Does your communication edify or furnish others?
- Is your communication hurtful, lacking respect?
- Is your communication prideful?
- Is your communication encouraging?
- Is your communication consoling?
- Is your communication purposeful?
- Is your communication corrupt?
- Are you talking? Know that Talking is different from
- Do you compliment enough or you just tear down?
- Do you communicate with wisdom?
- How is your body language?
- How is your dress language?
- Do you listen when others talk?
- Do you allow others to talk?
- Do you talk when you should?
For communication to be effective and provoke efficiency, there is the need to consider these points carefully with the intention to make amends where necessary in order to achieve great and good success.
#GoodCommunication.
Kemi Olorunfemi Leadership Fort 