We’ve all groaned when we’ve gotten that “reply all” that we REEEALY didn’t need to see… Someone copying everyone, telling the meeting organizer that he can’t make a meeting… Someone … Continue reading E-mail: Why Using “Reply All” is bad for YOU!
Email Tip: Set work reminder alarms for the same time. You’ve learned how to set reminders… When you use them to remind you to do work (rather than attend a … Continue reading Email Tip: Set work reminder alarms for the same time.
Efficiency Tip: Sort (rather than work) your email Please forward this tip to every e-mailer you know… Let’s help each other be more efficient. Here’s the tip: Too many emailers … Continue reading Email Efficiency Tip: Sort (rather than work) your email
Should I send a blind copy of an email to myself, so that I have a record of it? NO. NO. NO! That’s extra work. That will create another email … Continue reading Ask Marsha: Should I send a blind copy of an email to myself?
Email is NOT a meeting! Don’t try to make it one! Some people use e-mail to “discuss” issues and gain opinions. Each time an opinion question is sent to numerous … Continue reading Email is NOT a meeting!
Viral Efficiency Tip: Top-Down Inbox Please forward this tip to every e-mailer you know… Let’s help each other be more efficient. Here’s the email efficiency tip: Sort your newly received … Continue reading Email Efficiency Tip: Top-Down Inbox
Tired of being on all those mailing lists? Visit http://www.dmachoice.org and click on “remove my name from those lists.” This complimentary service not only helps you with information on how … Continue reading Email Efficiency: Tired of being on all those mailing lists?
The average worker today focuses on a task for about three minutes – that’s it. Then, they’re interrupted or they interrupt themselves. Multitasking is a bunch of hooey. You can’t … Continue reading Email Interruptions: Is MultiTasking causing us to think less deeply?
Here is a great blog post with ideas on how to use your email signature to market yourself. The post is on the blog, IMA Voices. http://imamerchants.org/blog/3-ways-to-use-your-email-signature-to-market-yourself/ PS. Always include … Continue reading Email Signature: Good Post on How to use Your Email Signature to Market Yourself
Ostermann Research’s second annual “Mobile Messaging Study” polled employees at businesses to learn about their email habits and found that 95 percent of those surveyed check their business email outside … Continue reading Study: Email addiction causes employees to engage in inappropriate and risky behavior
The research is overwhelming. Constant e-mail interruptions make you less productive, less creative and–if you’re e-mailing when you’re doing something else–just plain dumb. Read the full article and cringe… http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2010/march/204980.html
