The Power of Communication in Leadership and Why it Matters

43% of employees lost trust in leadership due to poor communication.

13% of employees agree that management communicates effectively with the rest of the company.

97% said communication from their managers impacts their efficacy and efficiency on a daily basis.

96% said they would like a more empathetic approach to leadership communications.

Source: Simon & Simon – 20 Workplace Communication Statistics 2024

What Drives Job Satisfaction, According to Employees:

Active Listening

The 5 Levels of Listening

  1. Ignoring – not listening at all
  2. Pretend listening –using the right body language but not listening
  3. Selective listening – only listening to the bits that you want to
  4. Actively listening – paying attention and listening to everything
  5. Empathetically listening – listening to understand and listening to what is not being said

The 6’Cs of Communication

Clear: simplicity, structure, consistency

Concise: focused and to the point

Credible: knowledgeable and well-informed

Correct: precise and factual

Compelling: Engaging, persuasive, and impactful

Caring: Empathetic, respectful, supportive

What is Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that help us act intelligently with our emotions, enhancing our decisions, behaviour and performance.

Reacting Vs. Responding

Communication Styles

Most Common Barriers to Communication:

       Reluctance to communicate

       Reluctance to listen  

       Unclear message

       Wrong medium is used for communication

       Lack of sensitivity

       Communication is not directed

       Poor environment

       Lack of time

       No checking for understanding

       Language/accent/cultural difficulties

10 Summary Points for Creating a Culture of Engagement

  1. Enhance your recruitment and selection efforts
  2. Improve your employee onboarding experience
  3. Engage your workforce by empowering your managers first
  4. Invest in learning and development for your managers
  5. Focus on your culture – create opportunities for teamwork, collaboration and community building
  6. Create clear opportunities for growth, learning and development
  7. Empower your employees by encouraging a “speak up” culture
  8. Ensure consistent, transparent communications
  9. Create an emotionally and culturally intelligent
    culture
  10. Ensure there is equity, diversity and inclusion within your teams

“To effectively communicate, we must realise that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” 

Tony Robbins

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