How to improve team communication: 6 strategies and tips
Chang Hewitt
January 13th,2023 4 min read
Summary
Strong communication is the driving force for everything you do at work. As a project manager, it’s your responsibility to set the tone for how your team members communicate with one another. In this piece, we discuss the importance of team communication and provide strategies for how to improve engagement in the workplace.
Why is team communication important?
Strong communication is the driving force for everything you do at work. You can trace project quality, stakeholder relationships, and customer satisfaction back to how well your team communicates with one another. Good communication leads to effective decision making, engaged team members, and successful projects.
What are the 5 types of team communication?
There is more than one way your team communicates. You must know of all five forms of communication if you hope to build a high-performing team. Use this chart to identify areas of communication where your team can improve.
6 strategies to build team communication skills
There are various strategies you can use to improve team communication in the workplace. Whether your team works remotely or in the office, these action steps will promote team collaboration and foster healthy relationships, regardless of position or rank.Conflicts at work can start off small and seem inconsequential. For example, one team member may shift their deadline, which means another team member has less time for their part of the project. The first team member apologizes to the other, and all seems well. But if the first team member continues to shift deadlines—and the second team member hasn’t communicated how that impacts their work—the second team member can become resentful and frustrated. When team members don’t resolve conflicts quickly, tension builds and work performance suffers.
