Getting too many emails from your team members? Being invited to too many meetings? Do your team members end up doing same work?
Now there’s a solution to all these. And your team will just need to install ‘Slack’, a messaging app for teamwork.
I have been using Slack for the last one year and find it extremely useful.
The best thing about Slack is you can create channels for a project, a topic, a team or for anything that needs to be discussed in your team.
At our workplace we have separate channels for each team and whenever a team member has to announce anything related to the team, she or he can give a shout in the channel. No need to send emails to all team members!
It also avoids work duplication. If one of your team members has already started working on one of the documents and sends a message across the channel, none of you in the team will work on the same document. However, if any team member wants suggestions or comments on any document, she or he can drag and drop the document to the channel and request feedback. The document can also be placed online and the link can be shared across the channel. It’s easy!
Just like any other instant messaging app, Slack has a provision of sending direct messages to your team members. And it can be either to an individual or a small group with not others peeking into the issue.
Even direct calls or video calls can be made in any channel or direct message group from the app itself.
As I mentioned earlier, the drag and drop facility is very handy in sharing any documents or links with your team or team members.
So, if you haven’t used Slack yet, start using it and save your time!
The below infographics, though a little old, explains why people are using Slack.
Now there’s a solution to all these. And your team will just need to install ‘Slack’, a messaging app for teamwork.
I have been using Slack for the last one year and find it extremely useful.
The best thing about Slack is you can create channels for a project, a topic, a team or for anything that needs to be discussed in your team.
At our workplace we have separate channels for each team and whenever a team member has to announce anything related to the team, she or he can give a shout in the channel. No need to send emails to all team members!
It also avoids work duplication. If one of your team members has already started working on one of the documents and sends a message across the channel, none of you in the team will work on the same document. However, if any team member wants suggestions or comments on any document, she or he can drag and drop the document to the channel and request feedback. The document can also be placed online and the link can be shared across the channel. It’s easy!
Just like any other instant messaging app, Slack has a provision of sending direct messages to your team members. And it can be either to an individual or a small group with not others peeking into the issue.
Even direct calls or video calls can be made in any channel or direct message group from the app itself.
As I mentioned earlier, the drag and drop facility is very handy in sharing any documents or links with your team or team members.
So, if you haven’t used Slack yet, start using it and save your time!
The below infographics, though a little old, explains why people are using Slack.
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