The Importance Of Employee Communication

Introduction
Employees can be considered as the best asset within an organization. Employees have the ability to maximize profits within many organizations. Employees are like the oil inside of an automobile’s engine. The oil helps to support the engine so that friction does not occur. The car can look very nice and runs great but when oil runs low then the engine has a risk of locking. If the engine locks, then the automobile cannot function. The car needs oil to effectively function the engine with provides great benefits. An automobile cannot get to a destination without engine oil. Similarly, organizations cannot achieve their objectives without employees. It is very critical for organizations to attract and retain the best possible employees.
The Human Resources (HR) department plays a significant role with employee attraction and retention. HR practices comprised of “Participation, leadership, teamwork, training and development, recruitment, and selection” (Mahal, 2012, p.41).
But, organizations and employees may lack the ability to learn, use, and exploit good communication practices (Conrad, 2014). A key aspect of increasing an organization 's aptitude for communication is to increase the volume of employees communicating. Effective communication is essential for attracting and retaining employees. Leaders and employees must effectively communicate with each other if something is affecting the system. HR is able to retain employees when open communication is implemented. If training is needed, then leaders must address employees through effective communication. Ineffective communication can produce more failures than success within organizations. Leaders must build trust and effectively communicate with employees to make sure everybody understands their responsibilities. Without effective communication, nothing could be accomplished within a team (Conrad,