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Building a Team

Effective, honest communication can bind employees together. If the staff are talking with each other on the job, that's a major step towards building a good team. Employees who look forward to talking with their colleagues are more enthused about coming to work.

If they know they can talk to the boss about problems and that the boss will listen, that binds them to the company. Good communication builds teams and increases employee loyalty.

Making Things Clear

Confusing instructions and unclear guidelines are bad for everyone. When communicating with employees, managers have to be clear about what they want and expect. That applies whether the communication is through meetings, instructions, performance reviews or employee handbooks. If workers understand their duties and responsibilities, everything flows more smoothly.

Managing Diversity in the Workforce

Good communication is even more important if the workforce is diverse. With a mix of races, nationalities, genders or faiths on the job, it's easy for people to accidentally offend each other. If promotion and employee review rules aren't clear, minority workers may feel they've been discriminated against.

Policies that clearly spell out how the company applies rewards and penalties can clear things up. Clear guidelines telling employees how to treat each other helps avoid unwanted conflict.

Dealing With Problems

Bad communication causes all sorts of problems. Two employees receive conflicting instructions. HR issues a warning without finding out what the real issues are. A supervisor doesn't respond to questions or avoids discussing employee issues.

These are all examples of poor communication. Good communication skills can resolve the problems, or better yet prevent them from developing in the first place.

Surviving Difficult Situations

When the going gets tough, employees get nervous. Will they have a paycheck in six months? How long should they wait before jumping ship? Is the boss leveling with them about how bad things are?

If management fudges the facts or ducks discussion, it can kill employees' faith in the company. Talking honestly about the situation can strengthen their trust. The best companies don't wait until disaster strikes to start communicating. If the company's been honest and communicating effectively all along, they have a valuable reservoir of trust built up.