Drive is an essential element of business communication because it guides how different stakeholders in a firm communicate. As a result, it has an influence on the organisational culture observed in a firm at any given time. Business firms need to instil good values in their employees to make them more competitive in what they do.
They need to encourage their employees to have good relationships with each other to make them more competitive in their duties. As a result, a firm that has strong internal values and systems makes its employees more focused and creative. This paper will discuss the impact of personal as well as collective drive in helping firms register positive results in their operations.
Business communication influences the way employees perform their functions in a particular firm. Managers and supervisors who use effective communication channels encourage their subordinates to improve their performance in different work stations. As a result, workers are able to review how they perform different responsibilities to ensure they achieve high standards which have been set in the firm.
Personal drive is an essential part of employee commitment because it encourages an individual to take specific actions to improve the quality of results he achieves. For instance, managers need to organise meetings with their employees to discuss different issues that have an impact on how they achieve overall objectives set by their firms.
This makes them strengthen relationships they have with different employees which makes them more united (De Janasz, Dowd & Schneider, 2012, p. 61). Effective communication policies make employees in a firm have collective goals that push them to achieve set expectations.
Business firms need to communicate effectively to their employees to register good results from their internal and external processes. Baldoni (2009) argues that, “tell people what they need to know and they will reward you with solid performance.” There is a direct link between effective communication and high employee discipline. Business firms show their accountability to their employees by communicating to them more openly.
This makes workers more focused in their responsibilities to enable them register good results. Managers need to send inspirational messages to their employees to make them more focused and competitive in their work duties.
Managers need to put in place effective communication plans that update employees on various changes being enforced and their impacts. These communication plans encourage employees to align their goals with those of their firms to boost efficiency and productivity.
Effective communication between managers and their subordinates encourage them to institute effective policies that enable a firm to register good results in the industry. This allows workers to use their creativity to improve the way they undertake various tasks in their workstations. As a result, a firm is able to adopt competitive work processes that improve employees’ commitment in their respective work stations.
A firm needs to encourage its employees to think critically to come up with effective solutions to different problems they face in their workstations. Baldoni (2009) argues that “innovation is applied creativity.”
It enables employees to rethink their personal contributions to make them review their performance to achieve positive results. Managers need to listen to their employees to understand what they feel about different issues in the organisation. This will help them understand specific improvements they need to make to motivate their subordinates to improve their commitment at work.
Leaders need to share their ideas with other important stakeholders to ensure their firms come up with unified approaches that help them stay competitive. They need to socialise with their employees to give them clear and consistent messages about organisational priorities, strategies and values.
This helps workers have more confidence in the way the organisation is run and motivates them to be more creative in their work engagements. Effective leaders communicate their beliefs to workers after taking time to understand their concerns and attitudes. They need to put their subordinates’ needs ahead of their own to inspire them to work harder and achieve positive results out of various engagements they are involved in.
They must also be willing to put in place risk management strategies that lessen the damage caused by ineffective policies implemented at work (Lehman & Dufrene, 2010, p. 73). This will make them review their organisational plans to ensure they are responsive to different trends in the industry.
Business organisations need to build strong relationships based on trust and respect to make their employees more dedicated. They need to encourage their employees to work in groups to enable them share ideas on how to improve crucial work processes (Lehman & Dufrene, 2010, p. 79). For instance, in many business firms, employees who collaborate to perform different tasks are more creative and innovative.
Brainstorming is an important aspect of business communication because it encourages collective critical thinking which enables workers to improve their performance.
This makes them identify specific problems they are facing in their workstations and as a result, they are able to propose effective solutions. Collective thinking skills enable an organisation to create a positive work environment which encourages workers to use innovative ideas to improve various work processes.
Many business firms are compelled to improve their competitive edge because they operate in industries where consumer preferences are constantly changing. They need to ensure their communication infrastructure connects all workers and their managers in different locations they are working from.
For instance, many large firms have distributed workforces working in different locations which are linked through different communication technologies. This makes it difficult for managers to physically supervise their employees and as such, they use various tools to monitor their performance.
Managers need to use effective communication channels to transmit complete and information to their subordinates without any distortions. This enables them to be constantly in touch with their subordinates to find out various issues they are facing in their workstations (Robbins, & Judge, 2012, p. 89).
Therefore, this approach enables managers to take stock of all processes in a firm is involved in to find out how they add value to its operations in the industry.
Communication infrastructure in an organisation should favour information sharing between managers and other junior employees. Organisations need to have comprehensive communication strategies that are suitable for their work functions to boost efficiency and productivity.
This will make all workers well prepared to deal with various changes that are introduced to make them psychologically prepared to handle any pressure brought about by these changes. The biggest obstacle to organisational improvement is employees’ resistance to change.
This makes them unwilling to welcome any change that affects their status and how they are expected to work. Business firms need to institute strong policies that encourage employees to be more cooperative with their superiors.
References
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De Janasz, S.C., Dowd, K.O., & Schneider, B. Z (2012). Interpersonal skills in organizations. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Lehman, C.M., & Dufrene, D.D. (2010). Business communication. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T.A. (2012). Essentials of organizational behavior. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.