In this world of industrial globalization and razor thin margins, effective communication is often the only edge in tremendously competitive markets. That was often the mantra in several corporate improvement techniques for the past decade. Now that instantaneous data transmission and communication is at our fingertips, theres no excuse not to communicate within the team. Oftentimes however, this communication takes place in different time zones and in different countries. Companies are taking advantage of quantum leaps in technology and rightly so.
Whats Your Phone Bill Like?
All these great ways to communicate do not come cheap. It is not called global capitalism for nothing. Global telecommunications companies are fighting tooth and nail for a piece of the large and delectable pie. So you tell your people to communicate, but now they have to communicate cost effectively? No rest for the weary is there?
Every time the offshore branch calls up headquarters for a strategy discussion, your phone bill goes up. Every cellular phone call from your busy and mobile marketing executives is another cost on the balance sheet. The larger the organization, the more...