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"Last Generation Forums" :: BIBLE STUDY (personal):: Leadership Training :: team consistently misunderstand your instructions  Author Topic: team consistently misunderstand your instructions (Read 1 time) Michael James Stone Administrator Site-Administrator member isonline   Joined: May 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 744 team consistently misunderstand your instructions « Thread StartedToday at 5:12am »   Does your team consistently misunderstand your instructions? (210-3) Written by Barry Werner  Effective communication is critical for every leader. Read John 3:16-18. Jesus was able to capture the essence of His mission on earth in approximately 75 words. In fact the first 25 or 26 words of His mission statement have been memorized and can be quoted by millions of Christians even today. Jesus was so effective in the communication of His mission that most people, even those who are not close followers of Jesus, don’t even have to see the actual words but only the reference title of John 3:16 to recall Jesus’ mission. Effective leaders understand the value in developing their communication skills. According to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, “Communication is the activity of conveying information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient…The communication process is complete once the receiver has understood the message of the sender.” To be effective communicators a leader must give some weight to each area of communication.  The effective communicator works on their skills, they work on the message to make sure what is being communicated is put together with clear concise information and delivered in a format their audience will accept, and they seek understanding from their recipient.  In my experience leaders with average communication skills focus on their presentation, leaders with good communication skills focus on both their presentation and the message, but leaders with excellent communication skills ultimately focus on the receiver’s understanding. Does your team consistently misunderstand your instructions?  Does it seem like you continually restate goals, but your team doesn’t catch the vision?  Is it possible you are working hard at communication but your team still doesn’t understand?  There is one final step you can take to insure understanding – ask questions and seek feedback.  Effective leaders focus on understanding by those who receive the communication. Look again at Jesus’ words in John 3:16-18, is there anything you don’t understand about requirements to have eternal life?  This is an example of very effective communication! Report to Mod - Link to Post -Back to Top   Logged

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