3 reasons why miscommunication will have a negative impact in the workplace @carolsankar

3 reasons why miscommunication will have a negative impact in the workplace @carolsankar

The Negative Impact of Workplace Miscommunication

Bad employee communications can cost a company millions. The key is to use simple and clear language

By Carol Sankar , Founder, The Confidence Factor@carolsankar

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An old Chinese proverb says that "a mountain cannot turn, but a road can." It means a person can try different directions to avoid an obstacle. At the office, a worker with poor communication skills becomes the obstacle.

Bad communication can cost a company that has over 100,000 employees to lose $62 million a year, according to communications expert David Grossman . He calculates that each employee in this environment the comany loses about $26,000 a year in productivity. Work from home (WFH) also exacerbates the miscues. According to an April 2020 Kaiser survey , two-thirds of Americans are experiencing more stress compared to the same period last year, and 45% say their mental health has been negatively affected.

Good and timely coordination is more important than ever. Here are a few consequences of bad communication at the workplace.

Lost productivity and low morale. 

Has a boss ever asked you to perform a data-entry task that involved hundreds of rows on a spreadsheet? Or asked you to write a presentation or memo but sent you the wrong instructions? Frustration