Before we give you a number, let’s set the stage. We all get more work done when we are focused and uninterrupted. An effective time management strategy is to minimize … Continue reading Email Productivity: How Many Times a Day Should You Check Your Inbox?
Wait a minute! I’m on the RECEIVING end of an e-mail message… How can I reduce the amount of e-mail I receive??? You can. And here are just some of … Continue reading How to Reduce the Amount of E-mail you Receive
One of the easiest and most efficient ways to make sure your email message is read, AND understood, is to follow this rule: Main Point First. What this means is … Continue reading Email Tip: Main Point First
When deciding whether to email, call or visit, consider the overall time of all parties involved, not just the amount of time it takes you to create and send your … Continue reading Email tip: Consider the overall time for the transaction
When forwarding multiple appended e-mails, either highlight the key points to which you are referring, or delete the extraneous information. This is a very respectful action that will save the … Continue reading Email tip: Clean up forwarded e-mails.
By incorporating detail into your subject lines, you enable the recipient to more easily sort, categorize, prioritize and file your message. “Please bring the attached handout to the Tuesday, 2/10 … Continue reading Write very specific subject lines
Urgent Ursula sends emails when she needs something ASAP. She expects that her subordinates have their email open and are anxiously awaiting her electronic gifts. She doesn’t consider that her … Continue reading Do you Know this Toxic Emailer: Urgent Ursula
It was “music to my ears” or “beauty to my eyes” when I received this email autoresponse from Tim Dodge: From: “Tim Dodge” Date: xxx To: <[email protected]> Subject: Auto-reply: Your … Continue reading Check Email only a few times a day – here’s how one person does it
Hate having a Cluttered Desk? Then why are there so many messages in your inbox? Keeping numerous emails in your inbox is akin to keeping all of your paper tasks … Continue reading Hate Having a Cluttered Desk?
Have you ever received an Email Message like this? Hi everyone! I’d like to try what I’ll call a “virtual meeting”- I’d like to throw out a question and get … Continue reading Meet by E-Mail? Let’s blog instead!
The minute you send an urgent email to a co-worker or subordinate, you’ve just infected them. Email is a great tool. It is efficient, effective, and inexpensive! It was never … Continue reading Urgent Emails are TOXIC!
