{"id":421,"date":"2019-04-08T21:48:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T21:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-organizationalbehavior\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=421"},"modified":"2024-04-24T23:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T23:09:31","slug":"putting-it-together-communication-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-organizationalbehavior\/chapter\/putting-it-together-communication-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Communication in the Workplace","rendered":"Putting It Together: Communication in the Workplace"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"alignright wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4052\/2019\/04\/08220926\/contact-us-2993000_1920.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" \/>Communication is the exchange of information between people, and an organization\u2019s success depends on it. \u00a0In this unit, we\u2019ve learned how basic communication works via the social feedback model. Then, we looked at all the layers of complexity that can be involved in the actual transmission and understanding of a message. We\u2019ve discussed the following topics:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The directions a communication can take within an organization<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How people communicate interpersonally and how organizational dynamics add and change that<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology and its impact on communication<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barriers to effective communication and how to minimize their impact<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An organization\u2019s obligation to communicate effectively<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nInternal communication is a key component of organizational behavior and, in fact, the catalyst for all employee action, motivation, engagement and productivity. It\u2019s how workers know what they\u2019re supposed to be doing, how they fit into the organization\u2019s mission and even what their organization\u2019s mission and goals are.\r\n\r\nPerfect communication is unattainable. But the correlation between effective communication and productivity has been proven time and again so we should keep trying to get close!","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4052\/2019\/04\/08220926\/contact-us-2993000_1920.jpg\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" \/>Communication is the exchange of information between people, and an organization\u2019s success depends on it. \u00a0In this unit, we\u2019ve learned how basic communication works via the social feedback model. Then, we looked at all the layers of complexity that can be involved in the actual transmission and understanding of a message. We\u2019ve discussed the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The directions a communication can take within an organization<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How people communicate interpersonally and how organizational dynamics add and change that<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology and its impact on communication<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barriers to effective communication and how to minimize their impact<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An organization\u2019s obligation to communicate effectively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Internal communication is a key component of organizational behavior and, in fact, the catalyst for all employee action, motivation, engagement and productivity. It\u2019s how workers know what they\u2019re supposed to be doing, how they fit into the organization\u2019s mission and even what their organization\u2019s mission and goals are.<\/p>\n<p>Perfect communication is unattainable. 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