Strategies for effective managerial communicationEnsuring effective managerial communication is a major challenge. Each manager must find their own “way” to communicate effectively with their employees, employers, suppliers, associates and customers. How to achieve effective communication with employees? Effective communication with employees requires understanding yourself, the differences within your staff and your company's operating environment. It is based on the successful use of the communication process, avoiding interpersonal communication barriers and advocating active listening and feedback from the audience. It is important for managers to understand the communication process. Without understanding the process, how can managers communicate effectively? Communication can be verbal, non-verbal, written or visual. According to Interpersonal Communication: The Vital Element of an Organization, “the basic process of communication begins when a fact is perceived or an idea conceived by a single person. That person (the sender) chooses to decipher the perception into a message, then transmits the message via a communications medium to another person (the receiver). The recipient must then interpret the message and provide feedback to the sender indicating that the message was understood and appropriate action was taken. (Sethi, Seth 209) That's a lot of room for misunderstanding! First, the sender must be clear about the message. If the sender doesn't completely understand the subject, how can the receiver? Next, the sender must clearly communicate the entire message through the appropriate medium. How to choose the appropriate media? The subject, timing and recipient should be fac...... middle of paper ...... message and ask for clarification if necessary.Works CitedCliffsNotes.com. Interpersonal communication. March 20, 2011. Sethi, Deepa and Seth, Manisha, Interpersonal Communication: Vital Element of an Organization (December 21, 2009). The IUP Journal of Soft Skills, Vol. III, Nos. 3 & 4, pp. 32-40, September and December 2009. Available on SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1526500James M. Richardson “Listening and feedback: two essential elements for interpersonal communication”. Executive physician. FindArticles.com. March 20, 2011. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0843/is_n2_v17/ai_10698486/Talking from 9 to 5, Women and Men at Work, by Deborah TannenJohnson, Kenneth R. Effective Listening Skills. White Paper on Information Technology Management, http://www.itmweb.com/essay514.htm