Skills & Resources

Cooperation, collaboration and communication underpin how we work  together, and done with awareness and accountability, can determine our  advantage. At the human level, our social resources play a massive part in our happiness and well-being in the workplace.
 
It’s very easy to brush comms off as too soft and fuzzy, or we can choose to embrace communication as one of the keys to creating an emotionally intelligent workplace culture. The way we ‘show up’ in the workplace is fundamental to the success of the organisation, the operating model and how we all flourish.
 
Typically, communication is seen as a ‘soft’ skill—because it’s not easily quantifiable. Compared to profits, losses, and even risk, it is intangible. Unless it’s either terrible or completely absent. The online workshops and supporting resources aim to develop how we understand ourselves and relate and build relationships with one another.

Skills Workshops

1. Strengths Know Thyself

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2. Winning The Mind Game

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3. Influence and Rapport

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4. Managing and Resolving Conflict

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Resources

The ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and as intended, is a vital life skill and something that should not be overlooked. It’s never too late to work on your communication skills and by doing so, you may well find that you improve your quality of life. The first thing people usually think about when it comes to communications, is talking, but it’s way more than that, but we’re not saying talking isn’t important, because it is a fundamental part of relationship-building and knowledge-transfer.

What are Workplace Communication Skills?

There are many methods that we use to help us convey information to others in an effective way – we talk, we use silence, we use tools such as email, body language, tone of voice, and eye-contact—voluntarily and unconsciously.

Communication is a two-way process

Communication is not the same as broadcasting, or simply sending out information. It is a two-way process. In other words, it involves both the sending and receiving of information.

It therefore requires both speaking and listening, but also – and perhaps more crucially – developing a shared understanding of the information being transmitted and received.

If you are the ‘sender’ of information, this means communicating it clearly to start with (whether in writing or face-to-face), then asking questions to check your listeners’ understanding. You must also then listen to their replies, and if necessary, clarify further.

If you are the recipient, it means listening carefully to the information, then checking that you have understood by reflecting back, or asking questions to ensure that you both have the same understanding of the situation. It is, therefore an active process. There is nothing passive about communication, in either direction.

Developing Good Communication Skills

Good communication skills can improve the way that you operate through life, smoothing your way in your relationships with others.

Poor communication skills, on the other hand, can sour relationships from business to personal, and make your life significantly harder.

Some people seem to understand how to communicate without even trying. They are able to tailor their language, tone and message to their audience, and get their point across quickly and succinctly, in a way that is heard. They are also able to pick up the messages sent to them rapidly, understanding both what is said, and what has not been said. This may seem effortless, but the chances are that they have spent plenty of time honing their skills.

Along the way, they have probably also developed a good understanding of themselves (called self-awareness) and habits of reflecting on success and failure, and the actions that have led to one or the other.

The tools available on this website can help you develop the communications skills that will improve and enhance your working and wider life.