If you are respectful when you communicate with one another at the workplace, it’s a sign that you respect each other and have a culture of collaboration. A respectful tone of communication is contagious, but so is a disrespectful tone. Read more here about respectful communication and what you can do as an employee, a manager or a member of the health and safety group.
Respectful communication
In general, a good tone of communication shows that there is a good cooperative climate in the workplace and that you respect each other. A good tone is contagious, but so is a bad tone.
What happens?
Disrespectful or poor communication generates a negative atmosphere at the workplace, it makes it more difficult to collaborate and have fruitful conversations and can ultimately lead to conflicts and bullying.
Hints
Everyone at the workplace is responsible for acting appropriately and contributing to a respectful tone of communication. You can contribute to a respectful tone of communication in many ways.
How to improve workplace communication
As a manager, you can contribute to creating a good atmosphere in the workplace. You are a role model yourself - and you can also actively create the basis for speaking properly and respectfully together at the workplace.