Episode 1: Three communication tools to build effective teams & stronger relationships

Breakthroughs: Smart Strategies for Career/Business Growth

3 Communication Tools for building effective teams: Conversational competence is an important but overlooked skill that can make or break your career. Because so much of our conversation is impersonal and filtered through our many technological devices, it’s not surprising that many of us have lost several aspects in the art of interpersonal communication.If we truly want to have motivated and engaged teams were people want to come to work and contribute we have to recognize the people are motivated when they feel heard and seen. Every manager can do this by using these tips: 1.(Create a Psychologically safe environment) If a company wants to surpass its competitors, it needs to improve how people work together. Over the last decade, Google spent millions of dollars using big data to study what makes a team successful? The researchers found that psychological safety was the most important factor for employee engagement and for a building effective teams. 2. (Listen 80% talk 20%) Surprisingly one of the top communication skills is actually when we’re not talking. The best teams listen to one another, allow equal time for others to talk... 3. Ask open ended questions. Learn why this matters and learn 7 specific open ended questions that will help you build more trust and collaboration not only with your teams but with everyone. If you have a growth mindset, “Breakthroughs” will help your career soar.