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!
Month: December 2009
Inbox From Hell? Have an Inbox Detox(r) NOW for 2010!
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!
Five Email Mistakes to Avoid
Some email blunders are worse than others. Here are five that can be, shall we say “career limiting.” Forwarding sensitive, privileged, or “trade secret” company information. Yup, you can be … Continue reading Five Email Mistakes to Avoid
Taking a phone call? Close your inbox down.
We’ve all been on the wrong end of a phone call when the other party was clacking away at his or her computer. Probably doing email, right? Or maybe that … Continue reading Taking a phone call? Close your inbox down.
Do you Know this Toxic Emailer? Disciplining Dixie
Dixie disciplines and critiques by e-mail. E-mail is very easily misinterpreted. When you use email to discipline, reprimand, or criticize, chances are that the recipient won’t receive it in the … Continue reading Do you Know this Toxic Emailer? Disciplining Dixie
Incessant Email Checking – Is that YOU? Take this Challenge…
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…