Or, an instruction may communicate to a project team how to conduct a quality risk assessment. Many of us have read John Gray's Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus . The bottom line is that all relationships come down to good communication, particularly listening to our significant other. Wurman says that giving, taking, and using instructions is the essence of all communications and work. First, we've got to remove the stigma associated with an instruction.
Instructions imply hierarchy, command, and control.
Framed differently, an instruction may be a way to instruct, train, or share information. Or, an instruction can a request or demonstration on how to do the right things right. So, think about it. Great management may be as simple as giving, sharing, and understanding instructions. All the elements of 'open, honest, and direct communication' are found in an instruction.