Task 3: The Importance of communication skills for engineers

"Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter." Gilbert Amelio, President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp

Good communication skills is one of the key essential tools for effective leadership. A great leader has to be able to communicate well in terms of expressing their ideas and share useful knowledge with his/her employees. And as a leader, you must be able to inspire others through your words and actions. The way the leader communicates reflects who he/she is therefore it is important that the leader know what image he/she is trying to portray so that your employees can look up to you. 

Revised version:

Good communication skills are one of the key essential tools for effective leadership. A great leader has to be able to communicate well in terms of expressing their ideas and sharing useful knowledge with his/her employees. A leader must be able to inspire others through his/her words and actions. The way the leader communicates reflects who he/she is. Therefore, it is important that the leader knows what image he/she is trying to portray so that his/her employees can look up to him/her. 

[6 Sept 2019]