Effective Communication Skills for Developers with Simon Cookson

We spoke to Simon Cookson, founder of Northern Value Creators, about communication in businesses, focusing on the technology sector in particular.    Many barriers prevent effective communication in the workplace and Simon shares some excellent, practical tips for removing such barriers and unlocking people's potential.  We enjoyed speaking to Simon and learned tons from this chat. Skip to the part you are most interested in using the timestamps below:  0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Barriers to effective communication 3:58 - The importance of communication in the tech sector 9:40 - Preparation in communication  12:10 - Open questions 14:35 - Curiosity / time trade-off in the tech sector  18:33 - The power of curiosity 21:59 - Leaders and vulnerability  23:55 - How can developers communicate more effectively?  29:10 - What can people do to Make Things Better?   Thanks for watching and if you are interested in what work we've been getting up to lately, you can find our site here: https://hiveit.co.uk/our-work  And you can find Northern Value Creators here: http://www.northernvaluecreators.com/