UCS: The Importance of Communication Skills

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"Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effectiveleadership. 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 evenmatter."

Gilbert Amelio, former President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp

Summary

As stated by Gilbert Amelio, former President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp, an effective leader is required to have excellent communication skills. For instance, by using a sense of urgency and enthusiasm, it will enable others to understand the message clearly and act on it. Without doing so, having a message is redundant.

Personal Opinion

In my opinion, I agree with Gilbert Amelio's statement as a good leader not only communicates well but also inspires others to put their best effort. By developing excellent communication skills, it enables a leader to convey messages clearly to others. In addition, miscommunication can be avoided, ensuring that everyone has the same understanding.

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  1. Marvin Sim9 January 2023 at 07:48

    The summary and opinion were well written as Renee introduced and elaborated the key points of the quote. Moreover, she had given a well descriptive of how the CEO explains the requirement to excel in communication skills. In her opinion, she also stated her reasoning to back up her agreement of Gilbert Amelio's statement which is very well versed but and addition of an example would be nice.

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