The Importance of Communication
Communication is one of the most frequent things we do in
any sort of organization. The word organization here may imply the wrong
meaning to different people. But we mean
here is any number of integrated systems or even just elements that provides an
output of any type. The organization in this context means, a house, a factory,
..etc.
Effective communications help individuals understand and
pursue organizational objectives. This may be caused by the fact that
organizational communications cover every management function and that
Organizational culture depends on communications. Therefore the employment of
good communications improves both organizational and individual performance.
Scientists have found that after 16 years of school, a child
receives the following training:
- Writing: 16
years
- Speaking: Some
- Reading: 6
years
- Listening: None
Also it was found out that we spend 70% of our time
communicating …
- Writing 12%
- Reading 13%
- Speaking 30%
- Listening 45%
This results in the lack of communication training versus
today’s ever increasing requirement for “soft” skills!.
Efficient communication is ESSENTIAL to being successful in
life for any of us. That is why the biggest source of interpersonal problems is
poor communications.
The key to the communication process is to be UNDERSTOOD.
What we should remember always is that we have been given 2 ears and but 1
mouth so that we may listen more and talk less.
