Have you ever received an Email Message like this? Hi everyone! I’d like to try what I’ll call a “virtual meeting”- I’d like to throw out a question and get … Continue reading Meet by E-Mail? Let’s blog instead!
Meet by E-Mail? Let’s blog instead!
Category: Toxic Emailers
Do you know this Toxic E-Mailer? “Chatroom Chuck”
Toxic Emailer: “Chatroom Chuck” Do you know Chuck? Chuck could sit behind his desk all day. He likes using group e-mails and e-mails to challenge numerous recipients to “discuss” issues. … Continue reading Do you know this Toxic E-Mailer? “Chatroom Chuck”
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?
How to get a close friend to take you off his or her joke list… (no joke!)
Believe it or not, one of the questions that we frequently receive has to do with how can we tell one of our dearest friends that we really don’t need … Continue reading How to get a close friend to take you off his or her joke list… (no joke!)
Discuss, THEN Confirm
I am always amazed when I see someone composing a very detailed and complex e-mail on a subject that would be much more appropriately discussed. Are people hiding behind e-mail? … Continue reading Discuss, THEN Confirm
Have you given too much power to your email?
How many times has your telephone rung while you were having dinner with your family? Some people answer it, some don’t. Some give the control of the moment to the … Continue reading Have you given too much power to your email?
Email E-ddiction: Step 9
Step 9: Budget time to sort email. Too many people underestimate the amount of time sorting their email will consume. However, email is becoming an increasingly significant part of most … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 9
Email E-ddiction: Step 8
Step 8: Plan your day. This is where it all comes together…A lot of folks fear that if they put their emails in a folder, they’ll forget them. This step … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 8
Email E-ddiction: Step 7
Step 7: Apply the Two-Minute Rule. Here’s my golden (secret) rule of email management: If an email can be handled and responded to in two minutes or less, then take … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 7
Email E-ddiction: Step 5
Step 5: Empty your inbox every time you view it. Leaving email messages you have already read in your inbox is just as counter-productive as leaving old mail in the … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 5
Email E-ddiction: Step 6
Step 6: Create and use e-folders Your efforts to keep your inbox empty will hinge on the effectiveness of the email folder system you establish to manage your messages. Then, … Continue reading Email E-ddiction: Step 6
