Recently Bloomberg conducted a study among 1,320 recruiters from 600 companies asking, “What skills does your company want or need but cannot find in job candidates?” The number one skill that was consistently at the top of the needed skills list across all industries was: Communication Skills.
Without the ability to communicate effectively, your “cultural fit” doesn’t matter. Your experience doesn’t matter. Your leadership potential doesn’t matter. Your strategic thought processes don’t matter. If you cannot insure that the message you’re sending is properly received without a loss in translation, nothing else matters.
It’s no surprise that leaders, teams, families, and organizations with great communication skills are more successful and those who cannot communicate ... are not.