Communication Skills
Leadership Skills – Business Communication
“The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.”
TechnoFunc brings to you toolkit to understand the process of communication and develop essential communication skills. Communication results in understanding between two people when the message initiated and intended is closely received and responded to by the other person. Whenever two people are in each other’s presence, they communicate. Communication skills are learned more than they are inborn. Definitions of words are found in dictionaries, meanings of words are the interpretation given by the receiver of the communication. The meaning people take from your communication has more to do with your actions than your words.
Learn why effective communication is critical to your success on a team. Develop listening and questioning skills that encourage team member input and involvement. Develop feedback skills that lead to team co-operation and accountability.
Directive Leadership Style
This style is characterized by leaders making decisions for others and expecting followers to follow instructions. The directive leader is adept at giving instructions, setting expectations, and establishing timelines and performance standards. However, it is possible for the same leaders to display both directive and supportive behavior as per the demands of the situation.
Effective Business Communication
Communication is all about getting the message across correctly. To make this happen, you need to have good speaking skills and good writing skills. If you have these skills coupled with good listening skills and interest in reading, you have all the potential to be a good communicator. What things should the leader take into consideration to be more effective with interpersonal communication?
Functions of Communication
Communication performs many functions, such as informing and generating awareness, educating, persuading, motivating, entertaining, etc. The functions of communication in an organization are to inform, persuade, and motivate. Employees need to have effective organizational communication in order to achieve excellent job performance. The communication between the top management and the employee needs to be effective for better work culture.
Generating Ideas using Brainstorming
The brainstorming technique was developed by Alex F. Osborn in 1957 and brainstorming means where a team of members generates a large amount of alternative fruitful ideas on a specific problem without any criticism and then evaluates each idea in terms of their pros and cons. Brainstorming techniques fall into four broad categories: visioning, exploring, modifying, and experimenting.
Generating Ideas using SCAMPER
SCAMPER is an activity-based thinking process that can be performed by Cooperative learning. SCAMPER is an acronym that provides a structured way of assisting students to think out of the box and enhance their knowledge. This can be used in the organizational context as a technique for creative problem solving and as a toolkit to generate fresh ideas.
