Advantages and Disadvantages of Communication Tools and Team Working

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1MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION
To: the employees, XYZ Company
From: the Marketing Director, XYZ Company
Date: April 15, 2018
Subject: advantages and disadvantages of communication tools and team working
The Sydney headquarter of the XYZ Company has planned to develop a new marketing
team with the team members of Sydney, Beijing, New York and Mumbai. This planning has
resulted in the management of diverse team using synchronous and asynchronous
communication. The advantage of managing diverse teams lies in the integration of talented
workforce for conducting a complicated project work by utilizing innovation and creativity.
According to Barak (2016) a diverse workforce in the company will increase productivity
as the teams will work together to achieve a common goal. The use of different skills of the
individuals in the team will enhance their loyalty in the organization and help in employee
retention. However, there are certain problems in working with a diverse population in the
organization. Some of the critical areas that need to be addressed are time management, language
barrier, no face- to- face contact, style of communication, decision- making process and
viewpoint on deadline meeting.
A virtual meeting will be effective in addressing the issues of working within a diverse
environment. Virtual team operation helps in cutting down time and travel costs. The employees
will have to consider the benefits to rise over the caveats. It is important to understand the
benefits otherwise; conflicts and misunderstanding will take place. The employees need to
believe that there are potential benefits of working within a diverse team because it will help in
improving their learning skills.