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Articles about 'Communication'

Effective communication, whether speaking or listening, is an important part of successful return to work. Whether communicating with the worker, treater, claims manager, senior management or coworkers, our helpful articles will help build the skills required to improve outcomes.

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Decision-making justice Part 3. Getting it right.

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

What works and what does not work in the decision making process. How can you get the decisions right?

Decision-making justice Part 2: Getting it right

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

You can't afford to get it wrong. Here's how you can get it right. Making fair decisions has a massive impact.

Decision-making justice Part 1: The issues

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

In workers compensation the news that an employee receives about their claim is not always what they want to hear.

Decision-making: a job for sharing

contributorSuperDoc

There's no such thing as too many chefs in the problem-solving kitchen. For improved RTW, you need to share.

Looking for the RTW peace dove?

contributorGabrielle Lis

Believe it or not, when conflict arises in RTW there ARE ways of dealing with it...

Patient styles: distress, and what they get

contributorDr Mary Wyatt

How patients communicate has an important influence on the treatment they receive. What is the impact of distress?

SuperDoc (5) - On partnerships with doctors

contributorSuperDoc

Partnerships between doctors and the workplace are worth working on. Open up the communication channels.

SuperDoc (4) - Communicating with doctors

contributorSuperDoc

How to Communicate with Doctors (or Yakking with Quacks). Doc doc, who's there? Doctor. Doctor who?

Communicating with doctors: the finer points

contributorTom Barton

Dr Robyn Horsley, OAM, explains the issues when communicating with a treating doctor.

Ten tips for communicating with doctors

contributorTom Barton

Dr Robyn Horsley gives us ten tips for great communication with the treating doctor.

Who is going to tell them, you or me?

contributorLouise Marshall

Better ways of delivering bad news

You say it best when you say nothing at all: Effective listening

contributorScott Sanderson

Have you ever been told you are a poor listener? Maybe you have, but you weren't paying attention?!

Active listening eTool

contributorScott Sanderson and Gabrielle Lis

Don't just hear the words, listen to them. These five steps to becoming an active listener will help you build a better workplace.

Communicating up

contributorGabrielle Lis

Effective upwards communication is good for your career and can help you establish a best practice injury management system. How is it done?