Your Shot of Fearless Culture #357: Improve Team Communication

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Gustavo Razzetti

Dec 18, 2024

Welcome back!

Let’s address the most overlooked piece of the collaboration puzzle.

We often focus on psychological safety, feedback, and belonging to improve collaboration.

While these are important, we fail to address one critical factor.

I’m talking about team communication.

Not the tools your team uses but how team members express themselves – from sharing an idea to giving feedback.

Effective communication is about saying the right things, in the right way, at the right time.

Clear, concise, and competent communication can transform noise into impact and misunderstandings into momentum.

Check out my latest article, where I dive deeper into the four key elements of effective communication — and share proven methods I use with teams worldwide.

And explore this week’s resources for more insights and tools – better communication improves collaboration.

Stay fearless, my friend.

Gustavo

My Two Cents

My latest article → From Noise to Impact – How to Improve Team Communication

From my archive → How to Encourage Participation in Meetings

One Question to Ask Your Team

Before you speak in a meeting, ask yourself: “Am I adding value or just noise?”

One Thing to Try This Week

Don’t bury the lead. Start with your most important point first so your team gets the message immediately.

Use the BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) technique:

Headline: State the key message.
Explanation: Follow with details or context.

Example:

Headline: “We need to cancel the event. The venue is unavailable.”
Explanation: “We explored alternatives, but there’s not enough time to secure a new venue. Let’s brainstorm a virtual option instead.”

🍦 Feed Your Curiosity

Root cause analysis: 6 strategies to improve team communication

Blockers to effective team dialogue

How to be more concise - 9 tactics to tighten your communication

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