Whether you read every single word of every e-mail you receive or not, a recent study showed that most people read only about 50% of an e-mail message. So, when … Continue reading Email Tip: Assume your readers skim.
If you have something that requires attention, call first to notify the recipient that he or she should view his or her email, not the other way around. We’ve all … Continue reading Email Tip: Call First
Toxic email habits have diffused the importance of daily planning, a key component of time management. People allow the delivery of new messages to continually interrupt and impose on their … Continue reading Arriving Emails Threaten Daily Planning
Does this sound familiar? You open your inbox, and see a bunch of messages. You scan them up and down. Then you pick one to open. Perhaps you handle it, … Continue reading Email Tip: Work Through Your Inbox Messages in Order
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?
Make it easy for people to respond quickly. By including your contact information in every sent e-mail, you make it easy for the recipient to respond to you, whether by … Continue reading Autosignatures – Smart move!
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 main goal of proper inbox maintenance is to keep your inbox available for newly-received items. Don’t get the shakes… it IS possible, and it DOES work. Emptying your inbox does … Continue reading E-mail Management Best Practice: Flush your Inbox
Email is NOT a meeting! Some people use e-mail to “discuss” issues and gain opinions. Each time an opinion question is sent to numerous people or to a group list, … Continue reading Email Best Practices: Email is NOT a Meeting
Maybe we are looking at this all wrong… Businesses are downsizing because they can’t afford the employee salaries and extras. Don’t they realize that most workers who rely on e-mail … Continue reading Re-energize the economy with productivity, not cost cutting!
Here is a review of my book, wanted to share – Inbox Detox: If you’re anything like me, you can’t function without email. We rely on it daily for communication … Continue reading Klaus Givskov-Christensen on “Inbox Detox”
