How should teams communicate? Communication is not just about how you talk and listen. It's about connecting with people. Work teams can be successful andaccomplish there goals when they find ways to communicate messages to inform, instruct, or stimulate members. (Winning Solutions, 2001-03) "Experts todayconsider communication to be the backbone of any effective team. Learn to:Deliver communication so that it is received the way you intended.Exercise greater direction over how and what you say.Deliver constructive feedback while maintaining respect and goodwill.Be the source for the greatest collaborative communication possible.Create a climate of trust; foster a safe place ...view middle of the document...
193) In most companies, the incidence and frequency of face-to-face communication is almost perfectly predicted by how closely people are located to one another: Employees who work in the same office or on the same floor communicate much more frequently than those located on different floors or in different buildings. Accessing verbal and non verbal communications allows each team member to be able to implicitly monitor the others contributions and integrate their individual tasks within the collective activity. Telephone/Intercom-mediated communication is another way that members can communicate at the same time without being physically present. This kind of feels like face to face communication but it doesn't make for better communication. You don't have the ability to see facial cues when using the phone and in video conferencing there is a delay in expressions and non verbal reactions to initial ideas. There is a drop in communication effectiveness when using this method.A change for team dynamics is computer messaging, emailing has become more popular than the telephone With emailing individuals have opportunity to speak freely and as frequent as they need. With emailing you have to rely on your ability to communicate through techniques other than words such...
