How manytimes have you made a decision based on assuming something will happen. Only to find out that it didn't go as planned. We all know that we shouldn't make assumptions. But we still do it anyway. Assumptions a lot of times will be made to speed up a process or task.
Assumptions are made to cut corners and save time by ignoring the path of communication. The major problem with making assumptions is that 9 times out of 10 it doesn't workout. Also by making assumption you will likely miss out on important information.
#3 Body language
Non verbal signals has the potental to block effective communication in the workplace. Negative body language like waving your hands, raising your arms in discuss and even shaking your head will send negative messages. It is all about interpetation. The impacts of these traits can effect workplace relationships and your willingness to take part in communicating. The best action a leader can take is to understand your own body language.
#4 Ineffective Questions
Quite often people ask questions that lack details. The whole point of asking questons in the first place is to confirm what has been comunicated or for clarification. Asking the right types of questions will provide effective communication in the workplace. Make sure you use open ended questions to get the proper answers you seek This type of question includes details like who, what, where, when and how.
#5 Imformation Overload
Many times effective communication in the workplace is blocked by the overwhelming amount of information. How many times have you seen the same email covering the same information just from a different sender. What ends up happening is that many employees start to ignore those emails. The problem is that some of the emails will have promiment details that were not included in the original. The best way to avoid this is to provide new emails, just dont cc and
