Communication Problems and Solutions
Assignment 4: Final Project – Communication Problems and Solutions
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An organization may not fail due to poor communication but without effective communication
an organization will not succeed. Growth and success are often the ultimate measure of a strong
business. Those businesses that recognize that the amount of significance paid to proper and effective
communication find there is a directly proportional relationship to growth and success. Those
businesses that strive to understand how communication occurs in their organization will find a greater
return if they also strive to understand why communication may not be occurring.
Because communication can happen in a variety of ways an organization might achieve a greater
benefit if it could identify the most common communication problems. Once the most common
problems have been identified and solutions put into place then a business should look at ways in which
it might deal with specific issues and address those on a case by case basis. Conversely, some business
may decide to examine its processes and address any problems as process specific. Each approach has
pros and cons and it relies upon management and leadership to determine which method would be the
most appropriate.
For this exercise, we will examine communication problems as they are likely to exist in the most
common business environment. The problems discussed will not be listed in any particular order, only
addressed as a result of my research and that issue’s reoccurrence from source to source.
From my research, here are the most repeatedly discussed issues. Expectations are not be
clearly defined by management. In my organization, this happens on occasion and mostly with the
implementation of new initiatives. Communication is slow or non-existent between offices or locations
in separate geographical areas. Because of the lack of face to face interaction, communications
between geographically different locations can happen. The “out of sight, out of mind” thought process
only exacerbates this problem. Information is not disseminated to all employees. How often has the
phrase, “didn’t you hear about this?” been spoken in any organization? Within my company, this occurs
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mostly because of pre-defined email groups. A manager decides which group captures the majority of
people that should know what is being written and doesn’t bother to take the time to consider others
that might benefit from that email
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