Team Wellness Advisory Board: Communication and Wellness

Dr. Dennis O'Grady

COMMUNICATION TURN-ONS

Drivers on the two-way communication highway avoid turning off good talk. Common barriers to effective communication which seminar members say you must steer around:

COMMUNICATION TURNOFFS

Emotions, emotional displays, drama

Too much talk without saying anything

Beating around the bush instead of getting to the point

Inaccurate information – too many feelings not enough facts

Bad outlook

Bad mood

Shooting the messenger

Saying one thing and doing another

Putting value on project, not people

Mistrust

Discourage telling truth

COMMUNICATION TURN-ONS

You want to create talk that is priceless? You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Try these talk shoes on for size:

Be rational

Ask directive questions

Listen with three ears

Ask for more facts and fewer feelings

Use a good outlook on life

Spread a good mood around when times are tough

Implement what the messenger advises

Do the new and record the results to logically find out what works

Put value equally on getting things done and on the people who get the things done

Build bridges of trust by being reliable

Encourage telling the truth…which sets you free

SOLVING PROBLEMS AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES

It’s all about communication. Everyone says so…everyone knows so. Every organization and family flies or flunks based on their effective use of communication skills and tools.