*THERE'S NOT ENOUGH COMMUNICATION AROUND HERE（我们需

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Don't Be Fooled: It Has Little To Do With Communication THERE'S NOT ENOUGH COMMUNICATION AROUND HERE! Ask any employee anywhere in the universe, and it's safe to say that they'll point to "a lack of communication" as a big improvement opportunity in their workplace. This person might be getting five informational e-mails a day, ten major memos a week, and two in- depth briefings each month. But it still comes up as the apparent holy grail: We need more communication! The fact is, rarely are people referring to communication in the sense of e-mails, memos, and meetings. They're hinting at something deeper and more important -- something that can't be discerned from a quick comment or a survey checkmark. So what are they really saying? Here are a few possibilities: Our workplace is divided by status and rank, and I feel like a second-class citizen. When I ask the same question to two managers, I get two very different and conflicting answers. My job is seen by management as being unimportant. People don't value my opinion. Management is trying to hide something. There's a serious lack of trust in our workplace. The next time you hear that "there's not enough communication around here," don't take the comment at face value. Put on your Sherlock Holmes hat and begin to ask questions. "What do you mean by 'communication'?" "Where exactly is communication breaking down?" "What are some of the other issues that relate to this?" "How is this impacting your work?" Questions like these will help you uncover the real story -- and stop you from "solving" the problem by sending more e-mails and memos.

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try to read HR articles everyday, it helps a lot. and this simple article commented that "lack of communication"cann't be improved only by e-mails, memos or meetings. we need try to use our head handling problems like that.

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briefing 简报 holy grail 圣杯，圣盘 hint at 暗示 take sth. at face value 仅看到……的表面价值