Why is Communication Important within Organisations?
Why is Communication Important within Organisations?
Communication is vital in any organisation. It doesn’t have to be profit making such as a Charity or University but still it remains important and perhaps even more so in organisations which have a high volume of activities taking place on a daily basis.
In this study I’d like to refer to ‘Aberystwyth University’ as I feel the cross-coordination between departments shows exactly why communication is key.
It should be remembered that communication forms relationships through the interaction of colleagues. We all know that you’re bound to form relationships working in the same department or building but relationships should be more than this. They should be across departments within the University. The Business School of course has a relationship with staff in the ‘main system’ which lectures and room are timetabled so that no clashes occur but cross-departmental communication is just as important.
A failing that I remember was when I was invited (through a contact of mine) to ‘Meet the Advisor’ exhibition at the Arts Centre which looked at meeting business advisers etc and telling the Director of the Business School (Nicholas Perdikis) all about it and him saying that if he had knew about it he would have made the effort and popped in.
Why is there this lack of communication and what can be done about it?
I found out about the event because of having ‘contacts’ in other areas of the University. Mainly the Commercial Enterprise department within the Visualisation Centre. They had previously ran courses in which Sue Holder, a business advisor had presented and I had taken her business card to talk to her about future opportunities.
Although we can see the problem of the lack of cross-departmental communication it’s something that is extremely difficult to encourage and change. I know that the Communication and Public Affairs department are currently investigating this through a new project setup.
I will be finishing off this article shortly…
