Module 8 Portfolio Project: Effective Communication in Leadership Training Proposal

Effective Communication in Leadership Training Proposal
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Effective Communication in Leadership Training Proposal
Introduction
Looking back at the history of this company, it is indeed essential to acknowledge the effort that the management has put into making sure that every staff member is adequately equipped to handle whichever task they are required to do. Over the years, I have witnessed the incredible lengths the management often goes to, to ensure every staff member depicts the necessary skills in their field of specialization. The results have indeed been impeccable with employees’ productivity increasing every year. Aside from productivity, employees have also approached their work with the right attitude, and the mood around the organization improved a great deal. It would be underwhelming to say that we have a visionary management, which believes in empowering its employees and helping them reach their highest potential. Additionally, the management has also managed to the best of its ability to interweave its vision for the company with the employee’s personal and career goals. The retention rates have indeed never been higher, and I believe with more training, we can eclipse the level we are in.
Identification of the Leadership Training Need
While holding a leadership position, one is often expected not to make mistakes or even to exhibit anything which could lead people to believe they are human. However, human is to err, and it should be expected that everyone will make mistakes regardless of the position they hold. One of the problems in our leadership as I have come to realize is the lack of effective communication. Effective communication is indeed one of the greatest challenges we have in our company, and I believe by training our leaders on how to communicate effectively we can eliminate this problem. According to the Online Business Dictionary, effective communication is “a two-way information sharing process which involves one party sending a message that is easily understood by the receiving party.” Effective communication is simply communicating in a way that successfully conveys the intended message and in a way that makes it simple for the intended message to be understood.
While communication in our organization is near perfect, the message communicated often never reaches the intended audience or is often misunderstood. Leaders are always doing a perfect job of communicating and using the available channels. However, what many of them fail to realize is the need to communicate in a way that the intended recipient will be able to comprehend the message or in a way that the message will evoke the intended action. As a leader, any formal communication made must have a target, and the target must respond accordingly. However, it has come to my attention that while most leaders communicate on a regular basis with those below them, there is always confusion over what should be done or what should be done or who should do what needs to be done. Additionally, leaders often fail to consider certain aspects of communication including timeliness, accuracy, listening, simplicity, knowledge of the recipient, articulation, etc. The above aspects are indeed impo...