Grand Summary

 

Communication is vital for workplace teams as it creates collaboration, shared goals, and efficient problem-solving. Effective communication creates trust and camaraderie, reducing conflicts and misunderstandings. It ensures that team members understand their roles, responsibilities, and expectations, resulting in increased productivity and better decision-making. Open lines of communication also allow for feedback, enabling teams to adapt and improve their performance continuously. Finally, communication is the backbone of successful teamwork, creating a cohesive and harmonious work environment that drives organizational success.

            Throughout these five blog posts, I have gone over videos and articles discussing various aspects of teamwork, communication, and team dynamics in the workplace/team environments.

The focus and topics of each article/video are:

-        Team Asana article focuses on the benefits of teamwork in the workplace, providing 11 benefits and practical examples.

-        Indeed, article by Jennifer Herrity discusses different communication styles, such as passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive, and how to deal with them.

-        David Burkus' video concentrates on the importance of communication within teams and presents four factors that contribute to effective team communication.

-        EBSCOhost article on Preparing Students for Teamwork addresses the importance of preparing students for teamwork and provides guidance on how to do so.

-        Jotform video by Noel's Video discusses the effects of poor communication in the workplace, including the impact on clients, employee trust, and collaboration, and highlights the need for diversity and inclusion to improve communication.

Following all the steps listed in the articles/videos will ensure that you have ideal communication skills and be sure to be successful in your next team project. Learning about what kind of communicator you are and what kind of communicators you work with, can help identify how to work with one another. Know the benefits of an effective team, so you are not feeling like teamwork is useless. Lastly, be open to learning new communication skills and grow with your teammates to create a successful team.

While making this blog, I have been able to learn more about my communication skills and what I need to work on to be a more effective communicator. I can relate to these articles from personal experiences in my workplace and at school. I can understand when I was a good communicator and when I needed to do something different. I also learned how to deal with someone who may struggle with communication and what I should do in that situation.  Whether it is in my workplace or in groups for school, there is always room to grow and be a better communicator. My next step would be to use what I have learned throughout this process in everyday situations and see how it affects my group dynamics. I have learned that communication between new groups is typically trial and error as no same two groups will function/communicate the same. I am interested in how my new skills will help me grow and lead me to be a better communicator and be able to lead successful teams. I would love to hear feedback on how these blog posts have increased your knowledge about communication in teams and whether you agree or disagree with the tips in each article/video.