Posted by admin | Posted in Leveraging Technology | Posted on 23-11-2009
Technologies like Skype make it possible to shrink the world. Many people used to prefer to deal with the “neighborhood shop” or to drive to the bank to make their deposits. Today, direct deposit, online accounts, e-mail and video conferencing with webcams can put someone in “virtually” the same room as anyone, anywhere, any time.
So why does it matter where an office is located anymore? Is it still necessary to be “where the action is” or is it possible to have relationships with clients a world away? There are certainly differing opinions about this across the business spectrum. But really, how much does it matter that the person you know and trust isn’t physically around the corner when their “virtual office” is only a foot away from your face? With the costs of doing business on the rise, why not make the most of the technology we are constantly being introduced to? You may actually have more time and money to share with the people that matter most to you if you just embraced the change.