Email Noodling?!!! Watzzat? You know exactly what it is, although you may not recognize the name… We call it E-Noodling. Email Noodling is the pervasive and time wasting practice of … Continue reading Email Productivity: Is Your Email Noodling Adding Hours to Your Day?
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
NO! A resounding no! Some corporate emailers may think they’re impressing their bosses, peers or subordinates by sending emails in the middle of the night. And while an occasional 3:00 … Continue reading Is Sending E-mail after Midnight a Good Idea?
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
By including your contact information in every e-mail you send, you make it easy for the recipient to respond to you, whether by e-mail, telephone, or post. Most e-mail programs … Continue reading Email Best Practice: Include an auto signature
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
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
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
