Urgent e-mails are toxic. For a workgroup to truly get anything done, everyone in that workgroup needs to stop using e-mail urgently. The best rule of thumb is that if … Continue reading Clean Out Your Inbox Week – Thursday’s Free Resource – “Stop Urgent Emails” Posters
Be sure to subscribe to our e-mailed blog posts or RSS feeds to make sure you receive all of the tips and hints that will help you clean out your … Continue reading Free E-mail Productivity Tips Throughout” Clean Out Your Inbox Week”
Here is a great post by Dudley Dawson… enjoy!
According to our friends a Basex, this is how knowledge workers spend their workdays: 28% – Unnecessary interruptions and recovery time 25% – Creating Content/ Doing Work 20% – In … Continue reading Information Overload at Work? Statistics You Won’t Believe!
Winter Clear-Out! Is Your Inbox Screaming At You? Bursting At the Seams? Packed Full With Old Emails That Should Be Given The 3 D’s Approach? Do it, Delegate it or … Continue reading Inbox From Hell? Have an Inbox Detox(r) NOW for 2010!
Are you one of those people who checks his or her inbox – ahem – incessantly? You know, every time you pause from a task. Or every time you hang … Continue reading Incessant Email Checking – Is that YOU? Take this Challenge…
And it ain’t cuz Emily Post wants you to.Businesses will benefit from promoting proper email etiquette for three great reasons. 1. Protection from liability. Here’s the no brainer. Certain rules … Continue reading Three Reasons Businesses Should Promote Proper Email Etiquette
Email is here to stay. It is very quickly becoming the primary communication tool in business. And if you want to hold back your career with your email practices, here … Continue reading How You Can Use Email to Hold Back Your Career
Many emailers think they’re expected to respond to received email messages within milliseconds. Give it a rest! Email was never intended to be an urgent communication tool, so take the … Continue reading Do you Really Have to Respond Immediately?
OK, so you’re wondering why I’m taking up blog-space for this tip. Well, there’s a good reason… When you fail to complete a supject line, spam filters think you’re spam. … Continue reading Always Use a Subject Line
Whether your boss is a plain ol’ jerk is another story… but if your boss sends urgent emails, that behavior qualifies him or her to be deemed an “emailing jerk.” … Continue reading Email Productivity: Is your boss an urgent emailing jerk?
