Information Overload Awareness Day is fast approaching. Yes. We all struggle with the barrage of information that we receive and is available to us daily. And one of the ever … Continue reading Information Overload Awareness Day: 10 Ways to send 10% Fewer E-mail Messages
Stop checking your Blackberry every time you have a break. Give yourself intentional relief from thinking about work. Remember that many times when you check that email, such as in … Continue reading Email Efficiency tip: Turn the electronica off in large intervals.
The way you manage your email only becomes a habit through repetition. In order to make these simple tips work, they have to become part of a daily routine. It … Continue reading Want to Change Your Emailing Habits? Invest a Month
Interruptions are productivity killers. Email dings and flashes have turned into the most prolific source of interruptions seen by man. Considering it takes the average adult four minutes to … Continue reading Email Efficiency Tip: Turn off unnecessary notifications.
This is an actual email message I just received. It went to a group list of over 100 people. Hi there, Please email me at namechangedtoprotecttheinnocent@yahoo.com if you are currently … Continue reading Email Pet Peeve: No common sense…
We all know that productivity and efficiency involves setting boundaries. Just because the Blackberry allows us to be connected 24/7 doesn’t mean we should. One of the battery saving features … Continue reading Email and Blackberry Efficiency Tip: Set electronic boundaries
I love it when a CEO models the “right” behavior in the use of email. No better way for these best practices to infiltrate the organization. Take Kasper Rorsted, the … Continue reading Henkel’s CEO aces healthy email practices… New York Times interview
Here’s an excerpt of an article by Alexia Tsotsis posted on TechCrunch: A new study by email software purveyor Xobni confirms what we bloggers know to be true, there’s actually no … Continue reading TechCrunch: Email Overload Means We’re Never Not Working
I know I am not alone in this… You’ve experienced receiving these email messages–the ones whose subject lines are the same as they were 2 months ago, even though the … Continue reading Email Pet Peeve: Forwarded Subject Lines that No Longer Make Sense
I just LOVE those messages that have those darn carets. you know – these: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [picappgallerysingle id=”294948″]>>>That’s right >>>Carets. >>>They are unnecessary and annoying >>>and they multiply … Continue reading Email Pet Peeve: >>>> Carets and Double Carets
Here is a link to a brief interview I gave to Ian Griffin http://bit.ly/aUg5mc and his post about that interview: http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/07/23/interview-marsha-egan-inbox-detox/ Here is an excerpt from his post about our interview: … Continue reading Podcast interview – How Your Inbox is Holding You Back – with Ian Griffin
