Apps..? What Are They Good For? Absolutely Everything!

It was a stormy night in the winter of 98’. Trees were banging. The wind was howling. I was curled up in bed when I heard a noise. A noise that changed everything. I couldn’t believe I had just completed the snake game on my father’s 6110! And that, my honored guests, was how my journey interacting with apps started. Apps may have been around for a long time but they are among very few things that are here to stay. They have slowly found a firm way to establish their presence and necessity in our everyday lives. Missed the game last night? YouTube is your buddy. Need a cab? Fire up Uber. Low on groceries? Fresh Direct is here for the rescue! You just can’t get by without them.

Exploring the Communication-ship

“Remember that friend that once told you, you need to build an employee communication app for your business and you dismissed the idea because it was a bit cliché?” “Guess what? He was right.” Don’t mind me, that was what I wrote last night in my diary. But let me tell you why he was right. Communication is key. I bet we all have a story or two from our personal lives where clear and concise communication would have saved a lot of hassle and unnecessary conflict. If you arrived at that conclusion then welcome aboard to the ship of better communication but don’t just stand on the deck, let me walk you through some of the rooms that the ship has, and one of the most important ones is the work room.

Why You Should Consider an Employee Communication App?

It Makes Information More Accessible

The goal of information is to be easily accessed, understood, and more importantly: to reach its intended recipient. Do you remember all the times something wasn’t done because the person did not “get” the memo? Apps are easily accessible from your device, wherever you are and whenever. When you send an announcement you can see who received it, who read it, and receive instant replies on it, and get back to it at any time, with a few taps you can reach all your employees and tell them whatever you want. The seamlessness of the process of delivery will save time, information will surely be delivered in a streamlined manner, and employees will have an easier time executing their tasks. This will result in a fast-paced work environment, employees will have a more productive outcome, and the company will thrive.

Elevate Your Rapport Building With Your Employees

If an email is sending out your kid to play with his friends, then sending a direct message to one of your employees is taking your kid for a game of catch; it builds connection, establishes trust, and it brings you closer to them. It will give them a sense of importance and self-value which will reflect positively on you. Employees can instantly give you feedback by replying or commenting on a post, or liking it. Building rapport with your employees is often disregarded as something minor. But, in reality, it's the essential foundation that the whole success factor is built; which is built from trusting your employees and you share the mutual feeling.

Deskless Workers Are on the Rise

Did you know that virtually 80% of employees are deskless? I know! What a huge number. If you think about all the doctors, nurses, drivers, factory workers, teachers, delivery staff, firefighters, and construction workers, it would make sense. If you happen to work in agriculture, education, healthcare, construction, hospitality, or transportation then you definitely know that communication is one of the vital aspects to keep the work going, and hence making an employee communication app is a no-brainer.

Why Do Employers Tend to Disregard the Idea of an Employee Communication App?

Well, it’s not rocket science, it’s because developing an app is both costly and takes a long time. But guess what? It doesn’t have to be! Because there’s something else on the rise these days and it’s called the no-code movement. No code means that you can create a product and all the heavy lifting of programming has already been done for you, we live in an era where you can create a complete native employee communication application for your business in less than an hour for less than a hundred dollars.

In Summary

No business will be conducted if you don’t communicate with your employees, and using a third-party app to do that while you can create your own employee communication app is like renting a duplex when you have enough money to buy your own. Building a communication app can be done with a few clicks and a hundred-dollar bill with the no-code app builders, so what’s your excuse?