91% of Employees Don’t Think Their Boss Communicates Well. Are You That Manager?

If you want to be a great leader, you must be able to connect and communicate. Here are some tips.

Leader talking to her team at a conference table.
Make sure you have good communication skills. Image by Jacoblund/iStockphoto.com

When it comes to being the best LEADER you can be…

Communication is the transportation that will get you there. 

And by communication I mean your ability to connect with the people that you lead. 

If you’re not a good communicator…

Every other part of your leadership is going to be harder than it needs to be. 

Here are some numbers for you:

  • 91 percent of employees think their manager is NOT a good communicator (Interact/Harris Survey)
  • 50 percent of employees left a job to get away from their manager (Gallup)
  • 70 percent of employees are “disengaged” (Gallup)

Yikes. 

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