Leading (Part 2)

For an organization to be as successful as it can be, it is essential to have good teams and communication throughout the entire organization. Teams will be important for my organization because it will allow for increased creativity and ideas, speed of responses, better productivity, lower costs, and even enhanced motivation and satisfaction. The keys to having successful teams are rallying people around a compelling purpose, sharing the power, and admitting ignorance. A great team leader will make sure that his or her team has the three following structures within the team, and this will lead to better team effectiveness. Along with teamwork comes communication. As an organization, it is necessary to employ strategic communication. This is defined by Daft and Marcic to be "people talking across boundaries and hierarchical levels about the team or organization's vision, critical strategic themes, and the values that help achieve important goals." (Daft & Marcic, p. 472) Common communication has a receiver and a sender of a message, but for this communication to be of use in the organization, the sender and receiver should have a two-way relationship. When both of these people share information, it can add to their work, and also serve as a way to build trust and maintain good relations. The biggest factor that can get in the way of effective communication is not properly listening. When people listen, they usually only listen until they start to think of what they can say back. If the organization practices effective listening, which includes thoroughly understanding what someone else is saying before formulating a response, then communication within the organization should have no issues.

- Sayuz

Sources:
Daft, Richard L. Management. 9th ed., Cengage Learning, 2018.