In the multicultural workplace typical of doing business in a global economy, cultural barriers to communication abound. Besides the obvious difficulty in understanding people whose language is ...

Patricia Pehar is Chief Communications Officer at Web Safe 101 and a communications consultant with a 20-year background in broadcast news. Communication is currency. That's not just a cute ...

Communication skills are critical for managers. Unfortunately, there are a number of barriers that can negatively impact communication effectiveness. Understanding these barriers and taking steps to ...

When I began my business journey, I naturally gravitated toward understanding the business world through collecting information. Being an academic researcher, I dissected both scientific and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When a diversifying U.S. population meets a shrinking rheumatology workforce, the result is likely to be an ...

Most startup mentors tell me that the single biggest problem they have to deal with in small companies is the lack of open, honest, and effective communication, both from the top down and from the ...

Working together requires communication. Co-workers need to communicate with each other to solve problems and develop strategies; leaders need to pass on instructions and inspire their employees; ...

Communication is crucial to understanding what needs to be done in emergency situations. However, for individuals with speech disorders or for non-native English speakers, there can be barriers ...

A majority of individuals who are deaf or have hearing loss face significant communication barriers when accessing care through the National Health Service (NHS), with nearly two-thirds of patients ...