You Can’t be a Good Communicator without Being a Good Thinker

Here’s our latest article as a member of Forbes Coaches Council. A Harris poll of 251 business leaders estimated their teams lose nearly an entire working day—or 7.47 hours per week—due to poor communication each week. Of those leaders, 22% equated that lost time to be valued at $50,000 or higher annually.

The solution? Businesses need to invest in the ways their teams connect because communication impacts how and whether people want to respond, creates an understanding of expectations and priorities and, ultimately, impacts the bottom line.