Hi John,

How well does your team communicate?

Do you have open channels, transparency, visibility and dialogue? Or is communication stilted, halted, suffocated and stalled? What works for your team, and what doesn't?

Brittney Maxfield shapes or guides practically every communication at VitalSmarts, and she's a veteran of crucial skills. In this week's Q&A, she shares five tips for improving communication within and between teams. Check it out, then join the conversation and tell us what you and your team do to foster open communication.

Q&A: Influencer
Brittney Maxfield

5 Ways to Improve Team Communication

A reader asks, "How do you effectively communicate to your team they need to open up to each other and share the goings-on in their individual unit within the department?"

Read our response, then share with our readers what advice you'd give or what works for your team.

How Do I Say That?

How to Admit You're Burned Out

In this short video Justin Hale shares one principle you must know before you end up bellyaching about being burned out.

When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.

Jared Sparks

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