Startup Guide Issue 18 | Page 20

Whi c h t ool s a r e y ou us i ng t o s t a y pr oduc t i v e a nd f or k eepi ng i n t ouc h wi t h y our t ea m? 1. Conv o - T ea m c ol l a bor a t i on t ool f or mes s a gi ng, i nt er a c t i ons , f eedba c k s , da i l y c hec k - i ns a nd wor k l ogs . 2 . As a na - F or t a s k a l l oc a t i on a nd ma na gement . We ' v e ha d As a na i nt egr a t ed i nt o Conv o a s wel l , whi c h pr ov i des us wi t h a l mos t e v er y t hi ng on one pl a t f or m. 3. Zoom - For onl i ne meet i ngs t ha t a r e not onl y mor e pr oduc t i v e, but a l s o gi v e t ha t huma n t ouc h v i a v i deo c ons . ( Super i mpor t a nt a t a t i me wher e we ' r e a l l s t uc k a t homes a nd need t o s ee peopl e ot her t ha n f a mi l y , l ol ) Wha t a r e y ou doi ng t o s t a y pos i t i v e? We ' v e i nf or med a l l of our empl oy e es t ha t t he y don' t ne ed t o wor r y a bout l a y of f s et c , t o k e ep t hem c a l m. We ' v e ha d c ompa ny me et i ngs onl i ne wher e we a l l t a l k a bout s t uf f , how t hi ngs mi ght unr a v el i n t he c omi ng t i mes a nd how we ' r e a l l c opi ng dur i ng t hi s t i me. We a l s o t a l k a bout how we t r y t o ma k e t he bes t out of t hi s s i t ua t i on a nd ut i l i z e i t f or a s t r a t e gi c benefit ( a nd we ' v e i dent i fied s ome) . Thi s c r i s i s ha s s hown us t ha t t he wor l d wi l l be di f f er ent onc e we mov e pa s t t hi s s i t ua t i on. How wi l l y ou pi v ot a nd wha t woul d y ou do di f f er ent l y i n a pos t - Cor ona wor l d? We don' t ne ed t o pi v ot a s s uc h. We ' r e a l r ea dy pr ov i di ng a n onl i ne ma r k et pl a c e a nd now we ' r e l ook i ng a t enha nc i ng t he e xper i enc e of t he us er on t ha t . e. g. i f a per s on t oda y wer e t o pl a n a n e v ent f or 5- 6 mont hs l a t er , how c a n we gi v e t hem t he s a me e xper i enc e of doi ng e v er y t hi ng onl i ne f r om t he c omf or t a nd mor e i mpor t a nt l y , s a f et y of t hei r homes . I n a pos t - Cor ona wor l d, t her e woul d defini t el y be mor e empha s i s on a l l a v enues t ha t pr ov i de di gi t i z a t i on of wor k - whet her i t ' s ma na gement f or t he bus i nes s es or pl a nni ng f or t he c us t omer s .