Stuart Templeton, head of UK at Slack, on why collaboration is key for business growth.
Every business starts off small. A founder or team of founders who turn their vision into reality, who sit in the driver’s seat and nurture the company so it can grow. Over time, the business evolves, adding employees that become teams and teams that become separate units within the organisation. While this expansion helps the business thrive, it also adds another layer of complexity that can cause friction. Ensuring everyone is headed in the same direction all of a sudden becomes much more challenging than it was before.
This is a common test for any business that has made it past the startup stage. But it is especially true for large enterprises made up of thousands of employees, often spread out across different offices, time zones and even continents. Effective coordination and efficient collaboration between all these disparate entities is a determining factor in whether a business succeeds or not. ...