It’s Clean Out Your Inbox Week, and each day of this week we are providing our e-mailing friends and followers with free resources to spur them on to Inbox Zero. … Continue reading Clean Out Your Inbox Week: Monday’s Free Resource – 10 Best Practices Poster
So you see an older message from one of your co-workers or clients with the subject of “Requesting time to meet”, and it reminds you that you agreed to send … Continue reading Email Pet Peeve: Using an old message to start a new topic
Urgent emails are toxic to your organization because they make it nearly impossible for you to shut down your inbox and work on “other stuff.” One “urgent” email from the … Continue reading Email overload: Email pet peeve – urgent email messages!
One of the questions we receive every now and then is “what is the best autosignature?” The answer is – keep it simple, and give them the efficient ways to … Continue reading Email AutoSignatures: Signature Best Practices
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
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
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
Stop sending to all if all do not have a need to know. “Reply All” is convenient. It is easy. BUT – If all don’t need to know, you’ve just … Continue reading Email pet peeve: Reply All
Tough question. Most times when people are using their cell phones at work, it is for personal reasons. If it is being done blatantly or obviously, it can be a … Continue reading Ask Marsha: What do I do about our employees using cell phones and texting during work hours?
Some people actually try to solve complex issues by email. Ridiculous! Check out our other blog post on Toxic Emailer “Chatroom Chuck.” When something needs to be discussed, DON’T use … Continue reading Email pet peeve: The Email “Meeting”
Okay. Now it is time to rant. This past week I received at least 15 e-mail messages with this simple one or two word response, “thanks” or “ok.” Hey, I … Continue reading Email Pet Peeve: The one-word response
