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the barriers and get the employees and
managers working together, everyone begins to understand how his/ her contribution is so invaluable towards the achievement of the company’s strategic vision and
objectives.
A successful organization recognizes four
key elements to its survival and growth organizational communication, people skills,
Now put a twist to it and imagine it is your motivation (not necessarily financial), and
staff who do that. People with whom you people empowerment.
entrust your most valuable customer, people who you bank on to bring you that six
Communicate
Needs
figure income and be glad to share the sucCommunication is a two way street
cess with you.
and a shared responsibility. Employees have just as much responsiI purpose not to be that kind of an em- bility for speaking up, for setting expectaployer. I would like my staff to know that I tions and requirements, and for communiam their leader and we work as a team. It cating barriers and opportunities as does
may be my name on the company owner- the management team. It is through such
ship but it sure is the whole team including that people understand each other’s roles in
myself, that makes it stand and do some- the organization, set clear and reasonable
demands within the prevailing constraints,
thing everyday of its existence.
budgets and expectations.
After all, if your organization wants to proSo what do you do when your staff are
duce results that leave your customers and
giving you silent treatment?
organization stake holders wanting more of
We thought a few of these ideas may help you, everyone has to understand what it
you change the office aura and deal with will take.
this dangerous monster!
ave you ever walked into a room and
everyone went quiet? Then they
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