The nature of management is such that it requires the successful manager to do a lot of talking. You tell people what to do and you tell them what not to do. You let people know your expectations and you let people know when theyve fallen short of those expectations. Your vocabulary must consist of harsh criticism, high praise, lenitive words and everything in between. A highly communicative creature the successful manager is.
Reach A Wider Audience
Then of course, there are the times when the manager is needed to speak to a group of people. It may be a specific team, a troublesome department, or even the entire staff of a large corporation. It would be ideal if all these people were in a relatively limited geographical area.
However, in a time of rapid globalization, company expansion is a key element of survival. As a result, most companies will probably have offices in various locations. Of course, telephones exist to contact specific individuals, but what happens when the manager wants to talk to a group? No, he doesnt fly them all down to the boardroom at global headquarters. He leverages available technology to minimize communications costs and...