How Poor Communication Can Expand To All Areas Of Your Life
In business terms, there’s nothing worse than a failure to communicate. Whenever you set up a business you had better make sure that your communication is professional and first-class. Often, this may be the first and last impression that a would be client gets of your organisation if they send an e-mail or make a call and are less than happy with the response. In many cases, they will simply get no response at all and just turn to the next solution. It’s amazing how much time we can spend communicating with others. It’s estimated that the average business person checks and handles e-mail upwards of 10 times per day. Are they always totally professional when they do this? If they have insufficient time to devote to handling communications properly due to all the other tasks that are on their plate, the chances are the answer is no. We should never use a lack of time, or rather a lack of resources, as an excuse when it comes to business professionals. It needs to be paramount if we are to establish or maintain a reputation in the marketplace. Communication these days means more than just answering emails of course and it can sometimes mean interacting with social media networks which, whether we like it or not, are taking on far more prominence and relevance in our day-to-day lives.
Professionalism does not begin and end with the boss, either. You have to set a standard and ensure that others meet it. But what kind of standard are you setting? If you have taken on too much on a day-to-day basis you might find that you shortcut each and every process, just to get by. When you try and shortcut the process of communication you can step on people’s toes, often without realising it.
Delegation and outsourcing are the answer here. When you take on a team of professional virtual assistants, you not only delegate repetitive yet important work to them, but they can also help you to handle your processes of communication. When you discover that your entire outward facing persona is far more professional, you will also be more productive. You will find that your business, business/social and pure social lives are all a lot more focused and less harried. Now, you won’t have to worry about constantly checking e-mails, how you are faring on those social media sites and maybe you can focus on the bigger picture. It’s amazing what can happen here. When your entire communication strategy at work is handled on a more professional basis, you’ll find that you’re able to communicate with others who are close to you a lot more efficiently as well. It’s almost as if you were a different person, but what you’ll finally discover is that you can’t be on top of everything, all of the time and must trust others to help you with your professionalism. Eventually, you’ll finally discover that you’re able to communicate effectively with those close to you at home, as well.