Email causes information overload
Some emails turn into veritable chain letters due to CC and BCC. Because every recipient receives a version of the email, everyone has to take care of filing the email themselves. There is a high chance that communication will fray, inboxes will be flooded or important information will be lost. It increases the more often we click on "Reply".
Email reduces efficiency
Email is a cluttered tool of communication that unnecessarily ties up a lot of resources: A study by the University of Michigan concludes that the inefficient processing of emails reduces employee productivity by up to 40%. An extrapolation by Henley Management College on email communication among European managers comes to an eye-opening conclusion: managers spend around 3.5 years of their working life processing irrelevant emails.
Email is a "black hole" for attachments
Sharing files by email can lead to information being lost. Documents that were essential for understanding have disappeared after clicking on "Reply". If we need to access the attachments again, we have to search for them in old emails.
The situation becomes even more complex when the addressees change and recipients are added to the email ping-pong. They can then neither understand nor comprehend which attachments are being referred to. This leads to misunderstandings, effort and frustration.
Three pro tips: How to make the switch from email to We.Team a success
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Make the introduction a matter for the boss
Changing habits is not always easy.Change becomes impossible when employees realise that their boss is sticking to the old way of doing things. For example, because they themselves continue to communicate by email. If you want to successfully integrate We.Team, you need the boss on board. As a supporter and a good example. Are you the boss yourself? Then it's up to you.
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Do away with email completely - not just internally
We.Team is the modern tool for internal company communication, but you can also do without emails when communicating with customers, service providers and partners. If you integrate relevant external people into the appropriate channels, everyone benefits. For example, because you can work directly with the external graphic designer on ideas for the new marketing concept. Or because everyone involved can discuss the requirements for the new project with the customer in one channel.
What our customers say about We.Team
We.Team has taken the organization in our club to a new level. Coordination with coaches, members and sponsors is much more efficient and transparent - leaving more time for sport.
With We.Team, collaboration with customers, graphic designers and suppliers is much more productive. I like the fact that we now use just one tool for digital collaboration instead of many different ones.