When Face Time Isn’t Possible
Sometimes, talking to employees in person isn’t an option. That’s where technology can help, whether it’s Web conferencing, online meetings or video services such as Skype, Google Hangouts, WebEx and, yes, Apple’s version of FaceTime. “It’s what we can call ‘virtual face time,’ ” says Kimberly Elsbach, an organizational behavior expert at the University of California-Davis. “It has some of the same benefits as being in person.”