Comments on: Dealing With Coworkers Who Are Lousy Communicators http://www.hodu.com/blog1/lousy-communicators/ Working Towards a Happier World Through Better Communication Skills, Interpersonal Relationships and Personal Growth Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: hesham http://www.hodu.com/blog1/lousy-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-94 hesham Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:27:47 +0000 http://www.hodu.com/blog1/?p=314#comment-94 Lousy communicators exist in every firm. The approach suggested in the blog is worthy of being attempted. However, don't you think that expecting such employees to reform themselves on such subtle cues is asking too much? In the event that such a fellow worker does improve his communication towards us, what about his approach to other employees? We should look for solutions that can help employees with poor communication skills develop as a whole. Good communication helps in an all round attitudinal change of the employee. Lousy communicators exist in every firm. The approach suggested in the blog is worthy of being attempted. However, don’t you think that expecting such employees to reform themselves on such subtle cues is asking too much? In the event that such a fellow worker does improve his communication towards us, what about his approach to other employees? We should look for solutions that can help employees with poor communication skills develop as a whole. Good communication helps in an all round attitudinal change of the employee.

]]> By: egSebastian http://www.hodu.com/blog1/lousy-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-79 egSebastian Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:02:29 +0000 http://www.hodu.com/blog1/?p=314#comment-79 Yes, lousy communication can lead not only to lots of frustration, but also to lots of errors, wasted time, and wasted resources. A big dose of patience and acceptance goes a looong way... When someone takls in half sentences, it is a great idea to rephrase what we just heard and get clarification that we understood correctly what we were told. If the other person acts annoyed, understand that it is not personal - something is going on with the other person (s/he is probably overwhelmed or stressed, or otherwise under lots of pressure). So just be patient and accepting, but firm with gently firm in getting clarification on what you thought you heard; or what you did not hear and did not understand... Yes, lousy communication can lead not only to lots of frustration, but also to lots of errors, wasted time, and wasted resources.

A big dose of patience and acceptance goes a looong way…

When someone takls in half sentences, it is a great idea to rephrase what we just heard and get clarification that we understood correctly what we were told. If the other person acts annoyed, understand that it is not personal – something is going on with the other person (s/he is probably overwhelmed or stressed, or otherwise under lots of pressure). So just be patient and accepting, but firm with gently firm in getting clarification on what you thought you heard; or what you did not hear and did not understand…

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