Over-Communicate Clarity

By: Maureen Corbett

Today in our morning intern meeting, Lisa continued her series of mini-lessons by discussing Patrick Lencioni's third discipline of organizational health: Over-Communication of Clarity. She explained how successful organizations are able to portray their brands and company goals to not only their own employees, but to the rest of society as well. The way they go about doing this is by building a brand and then saturating it with many different communication styles. Repetition  is key here, because in order to make sure their goals is being accurately portrayed to the public, companies must use multiple media sources and simplistic messages to grab their audience's attention.

This got me thinking about how I can over-communicate my own personal goals to future employers. If the idea is to be clear when expressing myself, how can I make sure that a future employer understands that I am the right person for the position? After today's meeting, I believe the best way to do this is to use the same process of over-communication. I need to build my own personal brand of success, and then make sure it is obviously stated in every part of my life. This means having a resume that accurately expresses all my skills and qualities. I also need to have a professional social media profile on all media outlets, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. I need to be able to clearly and accurately sell my self in any type of interview. All of these different outlets of communication are the best ways to go about expressing my professionalism.