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David Morgan
by David Morgan , Project Manager , Transfield Services

No. Or should I say not directly.

 

In my current role I am normally covering30-50 projects at a time (of varying size) & if I had to rely on verbal communications I would soon lose track.

 

That doesnt mean I dont rely on verbal communications but I ALWAYS back it up with something in writting even if its just my confirmation of what I understand to be the issue & actions required.

Abdul Rehman Zaheer
by Abdul Rehman Zaheer , Marketing & Projects Specialist , King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Absolutely! If it's the business requirement. Not every task is a project and for small-scale jobs we don't exactly require a project charter or a requirements document.

Doroteo Mindanao
by Doroteo Mindanao , Construction Manager

No. If  I'm not on site to check personally, I will send my representative to confirm if the was done accordingly

hossam azzam
by hossam azzam , Fast food restaurant,s manager. , alexandria-egypt

no never

in my work in fast food restaurants mangement

 i must

 check all works in personally

   or

i must check by sending  my

representatives

 

 

 

Augustine Ofori
by Augustine Ofori , House-keeping , Global service

why is it that  uae here if you didn't work  here more than three or four years  you don't get job to do  why?

Abdulrahman  Alsayed
by Abdulrahman Alsayed , Technical services Consultant-Commercial Director , Ghonaim International Co.

Actually there is not one answer for all the cases, we have to defrinciate between diffrent jobs and tasks, in some jobs yes you can relay on verbal information after you do a cross check and find no contradiction with other related factors...but we have to insist on written instruction when matter is related to financial burden or major change in the policy .

Abdulrahman Alsayed

HR & Reorganization Consultant.

SANKARPRASAD BISWAS
by SANKARPRASAD BISWAS , Yard Interface Manager , ADMA-OPCO Abu Dhabi

- if the information is given from one dept to another, it is important to get it  in written form. or it may be a verbal information followed by a mail / message.

- for intra-departmental task, a verbal instruction can be taken, particularly if it is does not change planning or if it is not a numerical figure to be used in a calculation.   it can be accepted when it may be a change of priority of task and the boos wants to change the priority. it may be noted down and a mail to that effect may be sent to the boss.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

All dependent on the source. I have a number of colleagues and friends who I would trust with my life! If they were to tell me something, verbally, in good faith then I would have no hesitation in acting on it.

Ajikumar Gopinathan Nair
by Ajikumar Gopinathan Nair , Technical Consultant in Clean Kerala Co Ltd , Clean Keral Company Ltd

There aremany channels to get information and oral information is just one of them and quickest of them. It is the managers discretion which of them are to be used and when to make a Decision.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

No. It is based on the information we receive for instance, when we receive a dialogue or let me put in this way, if we involve in a conversation with our colleagues or vendors or superiors or esp, Gazette ranked officers working in the Public sector undertakings, the dialogues from each perspective will certainly differ from one another.

So we now need to think and ensure of what we delivered to them which should not make a verbal deed to those as I categoriese above, who keeps a designated position. Under any or such circumstance, the dialogue would eventually turned onto a verbal contrac from either side as accepting to it and forms a business transaction. 

Hence, practically, we should be very constructive of what we propose and receive in turn. It would be always better to get it confirmed thro writing or posting to the concerned as a confirmation of verbal assurance to let them understand that everything being recorded.

Ahmed  Ramzy
by Ahmed Ramzy , مدير برامج المسرح بمركز ساقية عبد المنعم الصاوى الثقافى-العمل بإدارة الأحداث الثقافية , Memberships Organization

some times it's very important to respond, but not in the normal atmosphere because it makes many problems

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