USING COLLABORATION TOOLS EFFICIENTLY

 Using Collaboration Tools Efficiently

Imagine this: your office has just started using our team.co application and they’re excited about how this will improve collaboration in the workplace. Fast-forward two weeks, and you’ve found that a few of your team members aren’t contributing on the app. Why? How can you change this? We breakdown the two main reasons why your team members may not be using our app efficiently, and what you can do to change that.

 

Do they know how to use the app?

 

Perhaps the most common reason a team member avoids using new digital tools is because they lack the knowledge of how to use it. Solve this by ensuring that every team member is aware of the features of our team.co app and how they work. Guide your team on how to use our tools, and encourage them to learn through actively using our features when collaborating on tasks. Tackle the systems they struggle with most. Once your team member is completely informed on how our tools work, they’ll start using them to complete their tasks and communicate with the team.

 

Do they prefer traditional methods?

 

Change is daunting for many people, especially when it requires familiarising yourself with a new technology after years of working with more manual systems. Suddenly adopting a digital noticeboard for workplace communications can take some getting used to. If your team member is reluctant to leave behind their familiar methods, discuss with them how our collaboration tool benefits the workplace through making it easier for the team to communicate and collaborate. Make sure that your team member knows how our app will help them complete tasks and send and receive messages more efficiently. Give them time to adjust to the new technology, and let them slowly incorporate our tools into their daily work.

 

Get everyone on board. Make sure all your team members are completely aware of our app functions, and that they know how to use them in their work. Once your team is on the same page, you’ll start seeing improved communication and an increase in efficiency.