Slack, Microsoft Teams, Monday, Asana… so many platforms for communication in the time of Covid-19! But, what are they? In this article, we explain why we are going more and more towards a progressive use of collaborative platforms in businesses.

In these months, we discovered a new way of working, finding ourselves in situations that before would not affect our work: who has a rowdy cat, a loved one in need of help or a small child in the house can understand. They are small distractions that do not depend on us or on little motivation driving our days.

And so, at times, we do have a bit of nostalgia for the office. If before it was enough to look up and  address our colleague in a few instants, now things are a bit different: we start with an email, maybe a WhatsApp text and then maybe a phone call…So stressful!

And so, what is the best way to communicate in Covid-19 times?

The solution to stress: the collaborative platform

A solution to alleviate this stress is given by the use of a digital collaborative platform. For those who may have never heard of it, a collaborative platform is

…A new type of software that combines communication and collaboration tools in a virtual workspace. (from AppVizer.it*)

 The benefits arising from it are measured in work efficiency and organisation. Let’s see why.

Why use a collaborative platform

All managers, other than having a good relationship of trust with their collaborators, need efficiency, otherwise the ship will sink.

For this reason, it is important that the whole ‘machine’ is able to organise itself and create the ideal environment to ensure the collaboration with each other.

With messaging tools such as WhatsApp, Gmail and so on, all this is not simple: a lot of messages can arrive, as lot of emails or replies in different chats, losing the train of thoughts. This is why we are going more and more towards a progressive use of collaborative platforms in businesses.

Slack, Microsoft Teams, Asana, for example, belong to this category. SweetHive is also a collaborative platform, which differentiates itself from the others by structure and symbolism.

Why SweetHive

1. You have a digital hive of contextualised contents

The digital hive –  that is the structure by contexts and groups of SweetHive, which allows the coming together of all the forces on one single objective, the organisation’s one – collects and contextualises all the information and documents in one single flow of communication, to simplify the collaborations between colleagues. So, you save time and have everything under control.

This way also the manager himself is encouraged to leave room for manoeuvre to his employees, lightening his workload and giving more responsibilities to everyone, for a team that makes a difference.

2. Networking despite the hierarchy

Thanks to the structure by contexts, everything is shared in the right context and only with the people that you want to involve.

The core concept is that those who produce will be way more efficient if they are involved in the process, rather than being directed by many higher levels of  management.

3. Have available a new way of working

With SweetHive the way of working changes: wherever you may be, at any moment of the day, have available the AppWeb or the App on your phone, for Android or iOS, to work securely.

In a few words, SweetHive is a simple tool to find files, documents, etc., in a quick way by means of contexts of interests. Contact us to find out more!

*– https://www.appvizer.it/collaborativi/piattaforma-collaborativa