We have been using these tools and these buzzwords in business for years now, and for some of us, they are actually regular parts of our everyday work. Others have heard of them and perhaps used them from time to time, but are not as familiar with them.
The time is NOW to take what we have learned and leverage these tools in this most unusual of circumstances that we find ourselves in. As I write this, we are a little over a week into a sort of soft lock-down of "self-quarantine" and maintaining proper "social distancing" as we try to beat back the Covid-19 virus. All indications are that we have weeks more to go before we are out of the woods on this. There are only so many re-runs to watch. We are driven, productive, business oriented people with a nagging voice in the back of our head saying "Do Something!". In addition to that, we likely have businesses that face uncertain futures, employees and family members that are relying on us. Do something indeed! Now is the time for action.
With the restrictions put upon us by prudence and the government, we are limited in some ways with what we can do, but there are still opportunities to be productive and move the business forward. All those buzzwords you have heard, those social media and networking tools that you have dabbled with in the past, now is the time to transform them into truly useful business tools. We can find ways to get work done in virtual spaces, using the very powerful communication tools at our disposal. Many of us work with data and information as our core stock and trade, so lets continue to do that. Let's find ways to meet our client's needs even when we can't meet with them face to face. Let's work on those items on the "To Do" list that we always talk about getting around to doing, but never seem to find the time.
We are living in extraordinary times and it will take some extraordinary thinking to work our way out of this. However, we have have been blessed to have this crisis hit us at a time when we have more tools and resources at our disposal than ever before. Let's take this opportunity to re-evaluate what CAN be done and not focus on what we are prevented from doing. Those companies that can effectively leverage their available resources will come out of this situation stronger for it. Let's see if there are ways in which we can help our fellow families, employees and companies stay engaged and productive even if the office we are working in looks a bit different.
This is the challenge that has been laid at our feet. Let us together meet this challenge and through creativity, find ways to help each other be successful.
© Michaud Engineering Inc. 2020
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