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What is the problem with Communication at work?

Have you ever had an creative idea, worked on it, and then used it at work to improve your job and save the company money?  Why do most creative ideas get ignored
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krystyne20 | 3 years, 4 months ago
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I've always noticed that people don't like change - even if it makes your job easier, people (or management) don't want to admit that they've been doing it wrong all this time.  They'd rather just keep doing it the way it's always been done

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davepamn | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Inertia is a big problem in companies. Companies waste time and resources. Workers have the answers, they are ones dealing with the problems day-to-day. A manager who is resistent to change will become a gatekeeper. You have to get past him and he knows it. Management should become flatter and teams more important.

Managers can keep doing thing their own way, until their competition leap frogs ahead of them and they are out of business. Can an employee change the work environment and make a difference? What do think?

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dumblonde | 3 years, 4 months ago
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On communication (not only in the work place but in general): It breaks down because everyone is busy trying to be heard and they don't really listen. So people just end up talking over each other rather than to each other. In work I think this is exacerbated because of competition between coworkers as everyone wants to stand out and be recognized for their ideas.

Creative ideas often get ignored because people are reluctant to change and are often trying to push their own agendas. Some managers also like to micromanage and take the credit for everything and so they don't listen to other people.
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My own experience at school and work.

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dumblonde | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

I'm saying the exact opposite. Things don't work because people don't listen.

When faced with bad bosses who don't listen, you might as well just act so in a way, yeah. But never stop listening because then you're contributing to the problem. :-)

I've had bosses who listen and those who don't. The ones that did always kept everyone really efficient and maintained an awesome environment in which everyone gave their input.
And then the worst boss I ever had, she never listened, she was extremely naggy and the office drama was constant.
The quality of the management really does make or break a workplace.

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davepamn | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Are you saying, "stop listening" and start acting. Action is all the counts in business?

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davepamn | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

One my favorite bosses best attribute was his ability to listen. He had a skill and people loved him. I never hated working for him. He had alot of good ideas.

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caffeinated | 3 years, 4 months ago
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Ambiguity

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davepamn | 3 years, 4 months ago Report

Your saying that communication is vague and can be open to intrepretation. That is a good point. Words are empty, the don't mean anything. Experience is what counts. Are you implying that company's don't participate with their workers on problems and that is why communication breaks down?

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