What exactly is over-communication?

As employees and team-mates, we are often told by leadership, mentors, and our bosses, to over-communicate, but what the heck does that mean? 

Here’s a two step process to develop your skills as an over-communicator at work (especially remote work).

First, learn what people around you need to know in order to do their jobs well. Do this by checking in early and often. Ask your team, boss, and others you interact with what they’re working on, what their responsibilities include, and how their work fits into the organization’s objectives. There’s no substitute for understanding people’s needs.  

Second, whenever you learn about a change or decide to change something -- be it company news, a new project, an updated deadline, a staff departure, a client changes direction -- literally any change that you or someone else instigated, ask yourself: who needs to know this, and why?  

Think of who and why before you even think of what to say. 

Group people into lists, so you can tailor messaging to different audiences. 

Start today, right now, and do this for 30 days, so it becomes a habit.