God uses a variety of means to communicate with His people. The Old Testament records many times in which He speaks through his prophets, dreams, visions, nature, circumstances, symbols, even those opposed to His message and a donkey! (Numbers 22:21...) He speaks to us in present day through some of these same ways, plus the Bible and the Holy Spirit.
Leaders also have a variety of means of communicating with those whom they have been entrusted to lead - personal one-on-one conversations, team meetings, policies and procedures, job descriptions, technology, and print materials. Non-verbals also communicate messages through tone of voice and facial expressions, even dress and behavioral habits.
Psalm 19 tells us that God constantly communicates.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
Think about the ways you are communicating your thoughts and feelings to others. Are these the messages you intend to send? Repetition is the mother of all learning and we need all the tools available to us to hit home our most important messages. With a little intentionality, leaders can effectively increase understanding through a variety of ways.
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