Technology Doesn’t Solve Everything
Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Frank RocheFor a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.
–Alice Kahn
Technology, while nice, is no substitute for walking up and talking to employees. Sometimes in these heady internet days it’s easy to forget that we’re talking about — and to — real people. We’ve seen a real move back to more print pieces, and I think the reason is that people want more authenticity, which is hard to get in front of a computer screen.
Communication lesson for the day: Even when the power fails and the internet goes out, talking to people still works.
Chad Bordeaux
Jul 1st, 2008
So true. Everyone needs to be “available” to their employees as much as possible. By available, they should physically see you. Email works great – and I use it for most all of my communication. That is no substitute for stopping by to say “how are things going” once in a while. Let the employees know you actually care.