Don’t let disruption drag you down
It would seem that over the past 12 months there have been plenty of obstacles placed in your way that prevent you from getting to the office, or to that all important meeting that’s been in your diary for months.
Public Sector strikes have impacted on rail and bus services, and even caused widespread disruption on the roads, as tunnels were closed for health and safety reasons because there were no staff on duty to man the cameras.
We then have the weather that seems more often than not to deliver a good dusting of snow each winter, again causing widespread disruption that brings UK PLC to its knees.
It’s estimated that 1 in 5 people have had to take a day off work due to inclement weather, or because schools have closed as a result of the weather, or industrial action.
And things aren’t about to change anytime soon. In fact, those unfortunate to live in the South East can expect a fair bit of disruption as we welcome the 2012 Olympics to London.
So what’s the answer?
Well those of you lucky enough to be working for a forward thinking organisation are already laughing at the inconvenience the majority of you are accustomed to. For a whole bunch of different reason, their organisation has adopted a Unified Communications Strategy, and more specifically, deployed Microsoft Lync throughout the company.
Some organisations may have embraced UC to address the growing cost of travel, or ever increasing audio/video conferencing charges attracted by using 3rd party hosted solutions. Others because they want to streamline processes, and improve communication and collaboration between departments, sites, and regions.
But what all these organisations have in common, is that by deploying Microsoft Lync, they have been able to extend the workplace outside of traditional bricks and mortar, and ultimately to any location where its employees have access to the internet.
This new enthusiasm for agile working is enhanced further as organisations are providing their employees with the communication toolset they require in order to operate efficiently. Presence, IM, conferencing (audio, video, and web), collaboration, and enterprise voice are all delivered to the desktop, enabling users to operate as if they were in the office. In fact, it doesn’t really matter where they work, the experience is the same.
The shrewd individuals among you would already have picked up on this fact, but just in case, here’s another low blow from those who have embraced Microsoft Lync. They have a better set of tools in which to communicate from home, than most of you have in the office.
So next time you’re inconvenienced and can’t get into the office, why not take a minute to think about how much easier it would be if you had access to Microsoft Lync.