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Last updated on 14th June 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that happy employees positively impact the success of the businesses they work for?<\/p>\n\n\n

\n <\/i>Statistic\n<\/div>\n
\n Happy workers are 13% more productive<\/strong>.\u00a0\n
\n Source: <\/strong>Oxford University <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

The real question is: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes employees happy?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, one thing that makes everyone happier is effective communication<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n

\n <\/i>Statistic\n<\/div>\n
\n Businesses with effective communication practices are 50% more likely to report lower employee turnover levels<\/strong>, not to mention the impact that this has on productivity and customer satisfaction!\u00a0\n
\n Source: <\/strong>Bluesource<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

In this article, we\u2019re going to deep dive into some ACTIONABLE communication strategies<\/strong> that you can implement today<\/em>, to make your teams happier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why effective communication is SO important<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reduced employee turnover aside, there are many other reasons that effective communication is so important in the workplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For one, it increases employee satisfaction and this is important for creating a welcoming and all-inclusive culture within your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, employees that communicate with each other effectively also work together more effectively. When people are on the same wavelength and feel comfortable sharing feedback, projects can be completed not only faster, but also to a higher standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leads to the third reason why effective communication is so important – customer satisfaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today\u2019s 24\/7 society, speedy and effective communication isn\u2019t thought of as a nice-to-have, it\u2019s expected<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-thirds of people<\/a> now expect a response to emails within just one hour, and for social media this timeframe is even shorter at just 30 minutes<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 ACTIONABLE communication strategies for happier teams<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Build a toolkit <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If one person on your team only uses emails, and another prefers Slack, and another would rather discuss things over the phone, it\u2019s going to be really difficult to get those people to communicate effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To combat this, it\u2019s important to build a toolkit of communication platforms that are used company-wide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 3 tools that we think would form an impressive toolkit for your teams: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project.co – for project-specific communication<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Project.co<\/a> has been the project communication tool of choice for our sister company Wyzowl<\/a> for over ten years now. We\u2019ve used it to successfully manage over 4,000 projects and the features of the tool have really helped us to perfect both communication with each other and clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project.co is a client-facing tool so all messages to and from clients can be kept in one secure place – each on their own individual projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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