Communication
In Organizations - Crossing The Distance™
While facilitating a team building session with an organization
that had gone through a major change, our facilitators listened
to many concerns shared by participants with regard to organizational
communication.
Those concerns highlighted the key communication elements
in an organization. They are:
• Communication structure – determined mostly
by organizational structure
• Communication network – communication structure
and individual connections
• Communication channels – meetings, posts, e-mails,
interactive web data base
• Communication grapevine – informal message:
collegial, top down & bottom up
In some ways, communication in organizations resembles the
nerve system in the human body. Top management is the head;
frontline workers are the sensory cells – they hear,
see, smell, taste and feel. In order for an organization function
well, everyone must actively communicate.
Crossing The Distance™ helps you identify issues in
your communication systems and develop new strategies and
practices to mobilize your staff members to achieve your organization's
goals.
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