The Age of Technology seems to be creating more introverts than
ever. Although not true in every workplace, introverts in most work
environments used to be the minority. Now that’s changed. Our electronic
devices are pulling us inward. We all have phones but rarely use them to make a
call. The idea of talking to someone directly or via a device is not the
preferred method to communicate. We text, text and text. Well, sometimes we
Skype, but mostly we communicate with abbreviated text, in the freedom of the
internet world. Naturally, good communication is important in work, play and
home. You know how bad it feels when someone sends a text or email and you
think they should have called or spoke in person. We need to communicate honestly
with spoken words.
At work, more people are sitting in the shadows these days, hiding
behind a computer screen, locked on to hard-fast rules, knowing only one answer
to a problem. It is comfortable to stay invisible. We all know that the world
of work may appreciate that some people have to turn in work without
communicating; however, few would deny that most of our business and community
leaders are high achievers in part because they are good or great
communicators. These leaders know the value of face-to-face communication and
have the confidence to use it.
Today’s reality is not so stark, yet employers are concerned
that workers have problems interacting and problem solving. The idea of selling
oneself is almost a thing of a past–or at least in eyes of job-seekers. Mostly,
they want their resumes to do the talking when good communication skills
are what the job interviews and the jobs really calls for.
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