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All communication is lossy
The Imperfectionist: Be a disappointment
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it is amazing to me that anything ever gets communicated well in large companies. In addition, there is another level of complexity because communication breakdowns happen on two distinct levels: organizational and interpersonal. Let’s look at these one at a time.
John Spence • Awesomely Simple: Essential Business Strategies for Turning Ideas Into Action
Let’s first focus on the basics. There are four key “tests” that determine if communication is effective. We’ll begin with two: The physical ability to pass the information (can or can’t) The willingness to pass it (will or won’t) ... The quality of the message (accurate, complete, timely, relevant) The receipt of the information (able or unable to
... See moreStanley McChrystal • Risk
Reaching wide audiences requires all-terrain language, and the urgency of the present moment, amplified by chronological feeds, doesn’t allow for much stylistic variety. Efficiency is key — compressing as much information as possible to the least amount of words is the ideal of all communication.
While I do agree that many areas of interaction, like... See more
While I do agree that many areas of interaction, like... See more