Introduction The art of communication has been and is currently used as a vehicle of conveying the intended information. However, the effectiveness of communication often fails to materialize due to a number of factors, leading to an emergence of new communication strategies at a work place. Various research studies have engaged in a number of discussion forums in a bid to identify the factors that are relative to effective communication. As some people tend to believe that the current technology has facilitated success in communication, others are opposed to this idea. This emanates from the facts that email, which is the latest communication strategy, has a number of shortcomings: the major shortcoming being the use of tone in the online environment. This has been found to be wanting since it has an adverse effect on understanding messages, as they lacks a relationship with the tone; hence, the intended messages are often understood in a different manner. Besides communication technology, communicating in person at a work place is also faced with challenges of conveying the proposed information. However, proficient communication strategies can be achieved through understanding self, understanding the environment, and defining the direction towards achieving good interpersonal skills at a work place Discussion Communication is a management tool at a work place that has currently been adopted as a basis for increasing a firm’s productivity (Dyck & Neubert, 2010). However, in order to sustain profitability through communication, leaders must have a proper understanding of how communication works because, depending on the style and approach used, it can produce either positive or negative output. Understanding how communication works can only be achieved when a firm takes an approach of identifying the barriers to effective interpersonal interaction. Identifying the Barriers to Effective Interpersonal Interactions A firm can experience a sustained productivity when it engages itself in a communication strategy that helps it to achieve its objectives (Dyck & Neubert, 2010). Thus, a good communication strategy should consist of a framework that serves to incorporate all the members of a team. The employees as well as the administrators of the organization should serve as the main source of data, as all the team members are in a position of providing insight on various challenges that they encounter while receiving as well as conveying information. The investigation should be based on a qualitative study, as this facilitates a thorough investigation of the research problem through collecting of all workers’ data based on their perspectives and personal experience at work place during the process of communication. In order to evaluate each worker’s experience, a case study data collection method should be adopted, as it facilitates a cross comparison of communication between the employees of the team as well as between the employees and the team leaders. In addition to this, the case study grants each member of the team an opportunity to express his/her personal challenges that he/she encounters during the communication process with other members of the same discipline as well as with members of other discipline