The soul of communication

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According to this excerpt, “The Soul of Communication”, I realized that effective communication and critical thinking are essential skills in the future workplace.  Everyone in the company should have this common value to work effectively to create a good workplace environment. It is necessary to prevent miscommunication, disputes, and conflicts between parties.  This ensures that only accurate, unbiased information is conveyed to its relevant parties.

Effective communication is the ability to convey truthful information to others. Poor communication will lead to misunderstanding, and it might even ruin relationships with others. As misunderstandings or doubts in the business world, especially important parties like stakeholders make major decisions based on the information provided to them. Thus, any error messages conveyed to them will incur huge losses as shown in the article. Critical thinking is another irreplaceable skill in the workforce. It differentiates individuals from others as we have our own thoughts in a rational way. It starts with self-reflection, reduces confusion and thinking further deeper about it.

I feel that being a leader in the workplace should relay down accurate information to their colleagues, conduct discussions and come up with a final plan, to ensure the successful completion of the project. 

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