FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE

All work is a process that is accomplished by communicating. Whether they will admit it or not, many supervisors fail to establish and maintain a good communications system within their department and their company. If the people around you are to become sufficiently informed, you must set up a system to ensure that it happens. You will have to weave it into your departmental plan and put it on your priority list. You must make time to communicate. If you don't, you'll be faced with a constant flow of human relations problems from your employees because they will feel left out, neglected, unappreciated, and frustrated. Serious misinterpretations will occur between you and others both inside and outside your department. ...

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