With all of the ways to communicate, relationship building is not an either — or game. Many times, it is a combination. I have always believed that the face-to-face and … Continue reading Ask Marsha: With all this electronic communication and social media, which means is best to stay in touch with clients?
Email can be extremely costly if not used effectively. When you consider the average recovery time from any interruption is about 4 minutes, you can imagine the cost to your … Continue reading Email Interruptions: Threat or Opportunity?
We’ve all groaned when we’ve gotten that “reply all” that we REEEALY didn’t need to see… Someone copying everyone, telling the meeting organizer that he can’t make a meeting… Someone … Continue reading E-mail: Why Using “Reply All” is bad for YOU!
Email Tip: Set work reminder alarms for the same time. You’ve learned how to set reminders… When you use them to remind you to do work (rather than attend a … Continue reading Email Tip: Set work reminder alarms for the same time.
According to TechDirt.com, some psychiatrists have been pushing hard to have internet addiction officially classified in the psychiatrist’s bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The American … Continue reading Internet Addiction “might” get added as an official addiction!
Efficiency Tip: Sort (rather than work) your email Please forward this tip to every e-mailer you know… Let’s help each other be more efficient. Here’s the tip: Too many emailers … Continue reading Email Efficiency Tip: Sort (rather than work) your email
Should I send a blind copy of an email to myself, so that I have a record of it? NO. NO. NO! That’s extra work. That will create another email … Continue reading Ask Marsha: Should I send a blind copy of an email to myself?
Email is NOT a meeting! Don’t try to make it one! Some people use e-mail to “discuss” issues and gain opinions. Each time an opinion question is sent to numerous … Continue reading Email is NOT a meeting!
Viral Efficiency Tip: Top-Down Inbox Please forward this tip to every e-mailer you know… Let’s help each other be more efficient. Here’s the email efficiency tip: Sort your newly received … Continue reading Email Efficiency Tip: Top-Down Inbox
Tired of being on all those mailing lists? Visit http://www.dmachoice.org and click on “remove my name from those lists.” This complimentary service not only helps you with information on how … Continue reading Email Efficiency: Tired of being on all those mailing lists?
The average worker today focuses on a task for about three minutes – that’s it. Then, they’re interrupted or they interrupt themselves. Multitasking is a bunch of hooey. You can’t … Continue reading Email Interruptions: Is MultiTasking causing us to think less deeply?
