Teamwork%20Communication

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TeamworkCommunication
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• Effective Leaders know that their teams
  performance hinges on being a great communicator.
• When a leader communicates effectively, everyone
  understands the vision and the values of the
  organizations culture.

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• Improving communication skills with your team is
  a journey we all must take to motivate and
  inspire others.

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Importance of Communication in Teams

• Research has found that three or
• more people working together on a
• project are much more effective than a
• single person spending all of his time
• doing the same thing. However, without
  communication, the three-plus team
• members can be as useless as if the
• project went untouched.

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• What makes a Communication Process effective?

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Regular Communication Process

• Allow members to stay updated with team progress
  and ensure that difficulties or setbacks can be
  dealt collaboratively.

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Transparent

• Provide all team members with the same
  information to keep all members adequately
  informed.

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Be Focused and Related to Team Goals

• Encourage team members to remain goal focused and
  outcome directed.

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• How to become a
• good
• leader-communicator?

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Seek Feedback

• Continually seek feedback to ensure that your
  messages have been received accurately.

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Make it your priority to express rather than
impress

• Primary aim is to get your message across, try
  not to obstruct it by being focused on sounding
  impressive or knowledgeable

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Choose the right medium

• Select the medium to suit
• the message and the
• person you are communicating
• with.

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Be conscious of your non-verbal communication

• Adjust your body
• language to align
• with your message

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Communication Creates A Team
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Guidelines to Team Communication

• Be SpecificInclude relevant facts and details
• Be AccurateInformation should be true and
  reliable
• Be HonestBe truthful to everyone
• Be Logicalmake sure messages are easy to flow
• Be CompleteProvide needed information
• Be ConciseBe brief
• Be RelevantGive needed information only
• Ask for FeedbackAsk recipients to give their
  comments

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Responsibilities of Team Members to Ensure
Effective Communication

• Stay open minded
• Listen carefully
• Provide feedback
• Make sure all team members should get a chance to
  communicate
• Always discuss pros and cons before making any
  decision
• Take ownership of what you say
• Use words and examples that your team understands

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