Can you hear me? 

I can’t see you.

You’re still on mute.

Press *6 to unmute.

These are phrases none of us thought we would hear in daily business meetings. 

If you manage a high-functioning team, you already know that effective communication is critical (even if it’s “please mute yourself”), but never more so than during the pandemic, when the workforce quickly pivoted to remote collaboration. Most of us affected by the sudden and involuntary change of office space have either embraced or at least accepted the adjustment. Cloud-based communication platforms are the primary reason. 

Rapid Cloud Partners utilizes decades of expertise and a variety of options to help small-to-mid-sized companies transition to cloud-based tools and architecture.

Video conferencing with Zoom™ or Microsoft® Teams™ has replaced being in close proximity to other humans, as the norm. It’s how we’ve been celebrating holidays and birthday parties since March 2020. Suddenly, messaging platforms, like Slack®, are all the rage. Google Drive™, once primarily lauded by academics, is used by Fortune 500® companies to share documents. Collaboration tools, like Twilio® or Microsoft® Office 365™, are now a part of our daily modus operandi. Protecting the information shared via the cloud is equally important. Enter Crowdstrike® and Proofpoint®, examples of security providers for company data.

Despite challenges, effective leaders will use whatever means possible to maintain employee engagement, productivity and motivation. Face-to-face interactions are, hopefully, on the horizon. In the meantime, let’s all continue to plan, prioritize, and stay on track! Stay safe.