Will Millennials Cause the End of Email?

Will Millennials Cause the End of Email?

Will Millennials Cause the End of Email?

As Millennials permeate the workforce, the social tools they were raised on are expected to supplant email. Here are 10 tips to manage that change.

Bring Collaboration Tools Into the Enterprise Early

If enterprises are not careful, collaboration tools will quickly become part of shadow IT. Bring tools in early and help employees understand how and when to use them.

As the Death of Email Approaches, Reduce What You Can

Encourage your workers to leverage real-time communications, such as IM, voice or video. This enables real-time answers and conversations, and can also reduce emails by 40%.

Leverage Productivity Gains

By bringing social technologies into the enterprise, organizations can increase efficiency, productivity and employee engagement.

Think Consolidation

Standardize on a cloud-based collaboration system that will enable email, file sharing and task management, so that you are not supporting multiple systems.

Make Things Easier for Your IT Department

Collaboration tools should complement your IT infrastructure. Integrate them with both your existing and future infrastructure. That way, you lower the total cost of ownership and maximize your ROI.

Enterprises Are More Mobile Than Ever

As employees increasingly work remotely and collaboration between offices continues to rise, mobile-first, real-time communications are becoming paramount to keeping mobile employees tuned in and productive.

Mobile Integration, Single Sign-on and Small Screens

Freeing up a person’s ability to work whenever the need arises is crucial. Enterprise solutions, particularly communications and collaboration solutions, must take small screens into consideration.

Collaborate Beyond Your Corporate Firewall

Your team is not just made up of employees. Partners and external parties often need access to file sharing and task management, so be sure collaboration tools allow easy access for external stakeholders.

The Power of Video Collaboration

Video chat is not just about face-to-face communications. It’s about getting a window into someone else’s experience in the midst of a conversation. Live feedback and collaboration help your team get work done more efficiently and meaningfully.

Collaboration Can Be Social

Collaboration does not have to be all work. Sometimes in a larger group conversation, for example, you want to send a message to a specific person. Harness the power of the @ sign in those group chats. Share memes and have fun.