🌿 Non-violent communication

Margo Vorikhova
1 min readMay 4, 2021

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Hey, have you ever been exhausted after a couple of working hours? Have you ever heard the phrase “It was his/her fault that I didn’t finish the task on time”? Have your colleagues ever told you how brilliant you are instead of giving precise feedback?

Well, then you might be experiencing violent communication in the workplace.

The fate of every company and every project depends on the team’s ability to communicate clearly and constructively. This might sound obvious, but there’s a vast difference between talking and speaking so that you can be heard.

Companies like Kickstarter, Etsy, SoundCloud, and more, have emerged with concrete tactics for fixing and establishing great communication. Emphasizing awareness, responsibility, and empathy, this method has been termed “Nonviolent Communication”. And this is exactly the topic of the upcoming articles.

Learn how to build and maintain healthy communication within your team & company!

What great books or blogs have you read about effective team communication? Drop some suggestions in the comments 🙏

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