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COMMUNICATE: JUST SAY IT

“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

—George Bernard Shaw

“The less people know, the more they yell,” marketing guru Seth I Godin wisely states.1 Lack of communication is the cause of 80 percent of workplace conflicts. Communicate, communicate, communicate. The foundation of any good working relationship—or any relationship for that matter—is built on trust and communication. You cannot have one without the other. The traditionalists’ view of “no news is good news” is long gone with our hyperconnected workplaces. Robert Half International and Yahoo! HotJobs polled more ...

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