Leading By Listening And Communication

It seems it is a daily occurrence that people fail to communicate properly at work or home. Most places communication problems breed from ignorant managers, mentors, supervisors and mid-level directors. Credibility goes right out the window when lack of knowledge is exposed by subordinates. The result is a weak comprehension level of productivity from workers.

Listening is as important as speaking or sending a message. Communication involves sending and receiving ideas thoughts and feelings from one person to another person or more. The message is sent in a manner that the sender wants the recipient to hear or receive the meaning in the message. It is up to us to listen and interpret this meaning. If you can't pay attention to detail the indented message is lost.

There are many communication models that can be used and applied in the daily workplace. These models show problems in communication. Most problems start with listening. With communications these models identify listening most important over speaking and sending messages to the receiver. Speakers and receivers both need to listen.

A normal standard with communication models show people filter, identify, and attach meaning and importance to what they are listening to based on their personal interpretation, previous life experiences and relationships with peers. Responses from the communication message come from thoughts extracted from ones mind within milliseconds.

How many times have you experienced the feeling that someone was crazy or boring? It's fair to say this happens on a daily basis. We all know that the world revolves around meetings in the workplace. These are a norm in the office. The intent of meetings is to discuss and brief peers on goals. Everyone knows this isn't always the case. Most of the time nobody really cares and there aren't relevant details about the meeting or goals and standards. So the meeting veers to another direction usually with someone enjoying the sound of their own voice while everyone else is board to tears. Either way we are experiencing a filtration process and rejection of the messages in the meeting being sent.

Surely you have been to a meeting with a long-winded announcement to impress all the attendees. A long introduction soon turns into a boring ignored message by the listeners. But there are many non-verbal messages if the receiver is truly paying attention to detail. Listen with compassion, doing so can help you to relax and keep you patient. Rushing the message can end up rude and take the message in a new unproductive direction.

Listening is can be developed into a powerful skill. Messages are received and filtered based on our own unique thinking process. Our brain interprets the messages based on experiences and other cues, non-verbal, tones and suggestive expressions.

The ability to interpret the message, allows us to determine our responses. It is critical to pay attention to details in the message instead of filtering out too much and missing the true meaning of the message. Listening is a crucial active part in the communication cycle. Body language is the unvoiced communication component the shows volumes of communication for anyone to understand. It's definitely something to pay attention to. Body language is the "spark" of the messages. The more attention one places on the nonverbal such as body language, the more you can be aware of the true meaning of the message.

Listening must be an action by all receivers. There are many barriers that can interrupt or degrade the intended message. Some of these barriers especially external environment sounds, lack of sleep or drowsiness, can hinder this process. Language barriers are a common issue with continental and global communication. It's common knowledge that The English is the standard or international language. The Problem exists is the U.S. Why? Well most countries provide English studies to students. Europeans are known for their ability to speak multiple languages. While they are learning our language are we learning theirs? This surely causes huge language barriers. It seems the US is behind the language curve.

Take control of your listening environment. Establishing a safe, neutral place to hold meetings high importance it should be a common practice to secure the environment. Close doors, and windows, turn off fans and radios. Place signs outside the conference room to let others know to be curious.

Concentration is another variable in the listening equation. Focusing on the main idea, and reading between the lines can make or break a message. Mentally summarize the message in an orderly, realistic manner. Do not judge the message before you understand its meaning. This way you will not react to a message in an unnecessary manner.