That’s right. “Communication is crucial for managers in a
recession,” according to an expert featured in today’s Calgary Herald.
“You have managers with great intentions, but doing more of the day-to-day
activities than they used to do before," says Craig Brown, vice-president
for
He makes a great point. We are all trying to do more with less and that’s when communication tends to get traded off for pressing deadlines, the need to prove you are doing a good job and generally being overwhelmed. Add the complexity of having to work with people that aren’t sitting near you – and the difficulty is exponentially increased.
It doesn’t have to be that way. If you haven’t tried WebEx, you don’t know what you are missing. It works like you do:
- Want to eliminate confusion – you need more than a teleconference – WebEx lets you share your desktop, literally type words that might be misunderstood of you are audio-only and work together on projects everyone can see the outcome at the same time.
- Need to work with someone who’s at home, in another country or on the road, WebEx has minimum technical requirements – it’s so easy I can get my mom on it and that’s saying something – all you need is a browser and the meeting URL or number.
- Need to a personal touch – use your webcam so people can see your face and read your expressions.
But here’s the most important thing, you can try it free. It’s kind of fun and you’ll be surprised what it can do. You get to share your desktop and files, you can use the WebEx phone bridge or just call direct. The result is you will get things done much faster than doing it the “old fashioned way” and your team will thank you for helping them get the job more efficiently.
“There's great potential in these times to have even stronger teams,” Craig Brown says.
Don’t let hard times keep you from communicating with your team. Give WebEx a try.
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