You’ve heard it all before. Poor communication creates problems in all areas of the business. But poor team communication can have the most damaging effect on you and your company.
Teams that communicate poorly:
- Have less trust in one another
- Lack direction
- Increase attrition
- Under-deliver
Eventually, this leads to poor business performance, decreased profit and sometimes to business failure.
To overcome your communication challenges, try these simple yet effective techniques:
Weekly Planning Meeting
Have a weekly planning meeting to review the previous week’s goals and set new weekly goals.
Daily Update Meeting
Every morning, hold a 10-15-minute update meeting to ensure everyone is on the same page.
Demo Session
Set up a demo session at the end of each week for people to talk about what they’ve done and get feedback.
Retrospective
Every week or two, set up a retrospective session. An hour-long meeting to help your team look back at the work they’ve done and bring up issues, ideas, thoughts, and challenges they’ve faced.
These simple techniques will help improve your communication issues, but it will take time. Consistency is the secret sauce.