From the Ancient Chinese to the Native Americans, smoke signals were used from one group or tribe to another for the purpose of sending warnings, delivering messages, and gathering folks to a common area.

Obviously, smoke is a product of continual friction that creates heat, and if that friction continues, smoke is the signal that combustion is imminent......thus, where there is smoke there is fire, or certainly the potential for it!

In todays workplace, smoke signals are going up all the time between contributors at every level. Most of the time they are either ignored or unrecognized. Some of the biggest ignition points come from workplace conflict, unmet expectations, ethics and values, poor work environments and lack of genuine leadership. If this smoke isn't addressed, immediately, the consequences can be devastating in short order.

So here are four smoke signals you shouldn't ignore!

Procrastination

This is one of the smoke signals, at best that is a disengaged contributor, or at worst, avoidance of an issue due to an ignition point with others.

Over delegation

This is one of the smoke signals for unmet expectations and most likely not enough clarity of the job description or could be building a net for spreading potential failure liability.

Vague answers

This is one of the smoke signals for poor ethics and values that can lead to impropriety.

Aggressive Confrontation

This is one of the smoke signals of a poor work environment and poor leadership.

These are a few of the smoke signals that can cause serious fires if unresolved. The good news is that there is a solution that will resolve each of these issues when you see or smell smoke! It all starts with learning the simple predictable communication styles called Communication IQ and using them to listen, speak, hear and understand each other, each team, and each stakeholder. Communication IQ takes the smoke and turns it into steam to power your growth.

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