My Big Move and Video Conference, Part II

In the last post I talked about my big move to the east coast where I was sent to open up my west coast company’s new operations. I felt honored to be selected for such an important role and was up to the challenge and excited for the opportunity. It was a big change for me to be sure but such things only come around every so often and I seized the chance.

I had a big challenge ahead of me and much on my plate in terms of coordinating efforts. Video conference was going to be a big part of the process for me. I needed to be able to communicate with my team back home without traveling back and forth. Phone and email, while obviously important on a day to day basis, would not give me the versatility that I needed at this point in time. Video conference would allow me the flexibility to achieve the goals we were setting and changing almost hour to hour.

Video conference was one of the first things that I sought after moving into the offices. It has brought many benefits including the ability to:

• Show management construction and design drawings on the spot and have them approve. This was incredibly important as we were setting up our physical space as well as getting down to business.

• Have up to the minute meetings regarding budget. Our finances changed nearly minute to minute – we needed to be able to adapt according to whatever was thrown our way.

• Collaborate on projects. While I was on one coast there were still important projects happening on the other. We needed to be bi-coastal in our efforts and video conference allowed us to work closely with team members regardless of our distance.

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