Welding and Gases Today covers generational communication issues.
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Written by Robert W. Wendover, article titled "U Text, I Type," examines how different generations approach workplace communication and the tension that it sometimes creates. Article notes that young employees are more comfortable with email and text messages, while workplace veterans sometimes feel a twinge when they receive short, impersonal emails. At the same time, many young employees wonder why older workers take the time to write entire sentences when one or two words will do.
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Welding & Gases Today Examines Generational Communication Issues
How to resolve communication differences in the workplace.
Dewitt, NY - Welding & Gases Today Online (http://www.weldingandgasestoday.org/), is the leading online magazine for the welding, gases and fabrication industries. The 3rd Quarter issue of the magazine is online now and features articles discussing integrating young talent. Robert. W. Wendover wrote an article called "U Text, I Type," that examines how different generations approach workplace communication and the tension that it sometimes creates.
"Today's generations approach workplace communication in different ways. This has become a source of underlying tension for many organizations," says Wendover. "The sources of this tension show up in a variety of ways, whether it's the young person who never answers his phone, but responds to text messages immediately, or the senior manager who responds to email only once a week. Digital communication has been a boon to our efficiency while simultaneously making this same communication more perfunctory."
The article notes that young employees are more comfortable with email and text messages, while workplace veterans sometimes feel a twinge when they receive short, impersonal emails that are all facts and no emotions. At the same time, many young employees wonder why older workers take the time to write entire sentences when one or two words will do.
"These differences in beliefs about communication etiquette have a material impact on productivity and employee retention, along with sales and customer service. So what can a manager do to address and, hopefully, resolve these issues," says Wendover.
To learn what steps can be taken to address communication differences in the office, read the entire article on Welding & Gases Today Online.
http://www.weldingandgasestoday.org/index.php/2011/07/u-text-i-type/. Welding & Gases Today is published quarterly, in December, March, June and September. For more information, contact Devin O'Toole, content editor at Welding & Gases Today at devin@weldingandgasestoday.org or 315-445-2347.
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