Leadership and Communication
In the academic exercise given, I have chosen to discuss the topic Leadership and Communication, in which recommendations on how to develop effective interpersonal communication skills will be conferred. According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, the word ‘leadership’ is defined as the quality of being good at leading a group, organization, country, and etc. The word ‘Communication’ as explained by Donald Clark (1997), means the exchange and flow of information and ideas from one person to another, and in the context of leadership and communication, I would suggest that communication is one of the essential elements of leadership. Effective communication between a leader and his or her members occurs when the group members catches the exact information or idea that the leader intends to convey. Many a time, physical and psychological barriers in communication filters the original message and causes misinterpretation among the group members. However, there are several recommended ways on what a leader should do in order to improve communication in his or her organization.
First and foremost, by keeping the language simple, it reduces the risk of confusion and misinterpretation of words to people of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and personal past experiences. The use of jargons within individuals from a society of similar profession is apparently inevitable, as it provides an easy way for people within the same field to discuss complex issues in a straightforward manner. For example, the use of jargons such as ‘PROM’ which is short for ‘Programmable Read Only Memory’ among computer programmers is common, as they are considered as ‘speaking the same language’. Unfortunately, people who do not belong to that particular organization often define the particular jargon differently, or even feel that it is meaningless, as they are unfamiliar with the term used by the speaker. In this case, people who are new to the programming industry might
First and foremost, by keeping the language simple, it reduces the risk of confusion and misinterpretation of words to people of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and personal past experiences. The use of jargons within individuals from a society of similar profession is apparently inevitable, as it provides an easy way for people within the same field to discuss complex issues in a straightforward manner. For example, the use of jargons such as ‘PROM’ which is short for ‘Programmable Read Only Memory’ among computer programmers is common, as they are considered as ‘speaking the same language’. Unfortunately, people who do not belong to that particular organization often define the particular jargon differently, or even feel that it is meaningless, as they are unfamiliar with the term used by the speaker. In this case, people who are new to the programming industry might
Bibliography: 1) Longman’s Dictionary of Contemporary English 2) Big Dog, Little Dog (Copyright 1997 by Donald Clark) 3) http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/au-24/au24-289.htm#bio 4) Article by Robert Bacal