Dialogue Is A Critical Tool - 1393 Words

Introduction Dialogue is a critical tool to exchange an idea or experience of two individuals or a group. It is an intellectual way to communicate so everyone share their thoughts for the same goal in order to develop their skills and knowledge. It is a â€Å"win-win situation† where everyone is trying to help each other and play the game as a team with a view to succeed (Bohm, 2004, p.7). When we work as a team then we have to take care of everyone’s emotion and thoughts so dialogue should be delivered in a centre of an idea instead of taking sides (Issacs, 1999, p.19). Dialogue is an on-going process to develop a mutual understanding between a group, an organisation or two individuals so that they can work effectively and efficiently without†¦show more content†¦Strategic plan of a company cannot be prepared by any individual; it is a cumulative work of different-different managers from the different-different departments. Effective dialogue plays a crucial role when a co mpany conceptualize their strategic planning activities as being constituted through the iterative and recursive relationship of talk and text (A. Paul Spee, Aston Business School, 2006). While constructing a road map for the company, managers should have to communicate with their super ordinates and sub ordinates in order to prepare a crystal clear idea about what the whole plan is and how to execute that plan. Managers cannot make strategies with half knowledge because it is not going to work out in the future for the company. Company has to be transparent with their employees and other stakeholders to execute with their future plans in order to have faith in the company. â€Å"Just think of how many careers would have been salvaged and discovered if transparency had been part of the corporate culture equation.† (Forbes magazine) It can be noticed that today’s workforce requires a great amount of trust and transparency from the senior management. People look forward to work in an environment without any surprise but with a stable and clear set of instructions