This practice could be the easiest and most effective etiquette practice. By incorporating the person’s first name in to the body of the e-mail, you will go a long way … Continue reading Email Etiquette tip: Personalize the message
Year: 2008
Are you willing to die for your e-mail? DWT
E-mail can be a deadly habit…. A few months ago, an executive proudly explained to me how he holds his Blackberry with his thumbs and forefingers at the top of … Continue reading Are you willing to die for your e-mail? DWT
Reducing the Amount of Email You Receive – The Secret!
No, this is not rocket science. But one of the best kept secrets to reducing the amount of email you receive is… SEND LESS EMAIL!!!! E-mail begets e-mail. By reducing … Continue reading Reducing the Amount of Email You Receive – The Secret!
More on Daily Planning
If you read our last post, we’re prescribing the re-invention of the concept of once a day daily planning. Why?Because too many emailers are allowing newly received email messages to … Continue reading More on Daily Planning
Email has obliterated people’s daily planning efforts. How ’bout you?
Toxic e-mail 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 Email has obliterated people’s daily planning efforts. How ’bout you?
The Case for Emptying Your Inbox – EVERY time!
Leaving e-mail messages you have already read in your inbox is just as counter-productive as leaving old mail in the box at the end of your driveway. Yet people routinely … Continue reading The Case for Emptying Your Inbox – EVERY time!
The Difference between “Sorting” and “Working” e-mail
Too many people confuse sorting e-mails and handling e-mails as one task. They are not. To be most effective at managing your inbox, it is important to understand and embrace … Continue reading The Difference between “Sorting” and “Working” e-mail
Are you “married to your office?”
Technology is great. There have been so many advancements that make things so efficient, effective, and yes, inexpensive. I still think that the advent of the e-mail is one of … Continue reading Are you “married to your office?”
Driving while Texting (DWT): You are putting yourself at risk.
This AOL survey has given us a lot of fodder for comment and humor. But there is one statistic that has nothing funny about it. 50% of the respondents admitted … Continue reading Driving while Texting (DWT): You are putting yourself at risk.
Does the big guy in the sky use e-mail?
AOL’s e-mail addiction survey had a very interesting statistic. 15% of the respondents admitted to checking e-mail in church, up from 12% last year. Now, I haven’t heard any reports … Continue reading Does the big guy in the sky use e-mail?
So who is more important, your date or your e-mail?
I’m having trouble getting off of this latest AOL e-mail addiction survey.. 25%, or one out of four people who responded to the survey, admitted to checking their e-mail while … Continue reading So who is more important, your date or your e-mail?