PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Otto, Catherine N. TI - Communication Skills for Leading and Managing Others AID - 10.29074/ascls.2018000596 DP - 2018 Jul 01 TA - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science PG - 153--157 VI - 31 IP - 3 4099 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/31/3/153.short 4100 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/31/3/153.full SO - Clin Lab Sci2018 Jul 01; 31 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 2 situations in which effective communication skills improve outcomes. Effective communication skills may be learned.