{"id":4153,"date":"2019-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheels2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/resource\/workplace-communication-the-responsiveness-ripple-effect\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:55:27","slug":"workplace-communication-the-responsiveness-ripple-effect","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/workplace-communication-the-responsiveness-ripple-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Communication: The Responsiveness Ripple Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4273 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/blog_image_office1-576x302.jpg\" alt=\"responsiveness and internal customer service, fleet customer service\" width=\"576\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can all do more to ensure effective workplace communication.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, I published an article in Fleet Management Weekly called <a href=\"\/public\/resource-hub\/news-media\/\"><em>Reciprocation Drives Positive Results<\/em><\/a>. In this latest entry in my Customer Driven column, I examined how people tend to mirror positive interactions causing a pay-it-forward chain reaction.<\/p>\n<p>This concept applies to responsiveness in both corporate settings and in our interpersonal interactions. As an organization, Wheels has always been dedicated to providing quick, honest and accurate client communication. Responsiveness is the cornerstone of our client-success focus. Yet we continue to craft new approaches to communicate these efforts and provide actionable insights for your team.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;re accomplishing this with surveys, kaizen events, and process improvement projects. Most recently, we launched a significant new Fleet Request capability based on client input. But responsiveness is a value that reaches further than client-supplier interactions. There are many audiences we serve and being intentional in these communications propels us all further.<\/p>\n<h2>For Better Workplace Communication, Try The Responsiveness Formula<\/h2>\n<p>Online troubleshooting resource pages often have a question following the text that reads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Was this information helpful? Yes or No<\/li>\n<li>Did this answer your question? Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These types of feedback forms alert webmasters whether your inquiry was resolved. If you were able to search and find a quick and helpful answer to your problem, then the resource page worked. It was easy to search; you found the solution and now you can move on.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, perhaps you entered countless search terms without finding the right answer. Now that organization has a problem because it directed you to their resource pages instead of a live support agent and your search came up empty.<\/p>\n<p>In the first scenario, there was an easy method of finding quality information. Yet in the second scenario, there were plenty of quick hits in the search query, but an actionable solution wasn\u2019t to be found.<\/p>\n<h2>Speed Plus Value Equals Responsiveness<\/h2>\n<p>Being responsive isn\u2019t simply telling someone you\u2019ve received their message or rushing to provide a quick \u201canswer\u201d without doing the work to provide a quality solution.<\/p>\n<p>Time is a limited resource so it\u2019s important to respect that of others. So undoubtedly responses should be prompt. However, it doesn\u2019t matter how prompt you are if the answer doesn\u2019t meet the question asker\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n<p>True responsiveness is providing the full equation: an honest and accurate response that is delivered in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<h2>Improving Workplace Communication Starts With Your Audience<\/h2>\n<p>When trying to adopt a more responsiveness culture be mindful of your audience.<\/p>\n<p>Companies often build culture programs, but the act can easily apply to individuals. Determine your audience in your work and personal life. At work, a primary audience are those who receive your deliverables. Another is who\u2019s impacted by the work you do. What\u2019s your approach to serving them? Do you respond promptly and thoughtfully to leadership, but don\u2019t provide the same attention to colleagues?<\/p>\n<p>Consider your daily interactions and gauge whether you\u2019re providing a speedy answer <em>AND<\/em> a well-thought-out, researched response. Continue this analysis with everyone you interact with regularly.<\/p>\n<p>A simple way to adopt this mindset is to think about the sense of <a>productive urgency\u00a0<\/a>you expect from your inquiries. Then embody that change you see in others. Chances are you\u2019re already doing lots to be courteous, helpful and prompt when interacting with colleagues. Yet, there is always room for improvement.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep The Customer Service Ripple Going<\/h2>\n<p>Rinse and repeat. There\u2019s no telling what level of productivity can be accomplished with valuable and timely communications. At Wheels, we\u2019re continuing to push for higher levels of responsiveness and would like to empower you to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>How do you encourage responsiveness in your everyday interactions? Let me know at <a href=\"mailto:ljozwiak@wheels.com\">ljozwiak@wheels.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can all do more to ensure effective workplace communication. 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