PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Catherine N. Otto TI - Communication Skills for Leading and Managing Others AID - 10.29074/ascls.118.000596 DP - 2018 Jan 01 TA - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science PG - ascls.118.000596 4099 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2018/08/23/ascls.118.000596.short 4100 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2018/08/23/ascls.118.000596.full AB - Effective communication skills of supervisors, managers and leaders are associated with employee job satisfaction, supervisor credibility and improved organizational outcomes. Understanding the fundamentals and principles of communication is the first step to developing effective communication skills. Coaching employees and managing conflict are two situations in which effective communication skills improve outcomes. Effective communication skills may be learned.