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
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?
With all of the ways to communicate, relationship building is not an either — or game. Many times, it is a combination. I have always believed that the face-to-face and … Continue reading Ask Marsha: With all this electronic communication and social media, which means is best to stay in touch with clients?
According to TechDirt.com, some psychiatrists have been pushing hard to have internet addiction officially classified in the psychiatrist’s bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The American … Continue reading Internet Addiction “might” get added as an official addiction!
RePrinting: BASEX:COMMENTARY-OF-THE-WEEK BY JONATHAN B. SPIRA E-MAIL: REPORTS OF MY DEMISE ARE PREMATURE It is both premature and foolhardy to proclaim that e-mail’s reign as “king of communications” is over … Continue reading Another great BASEX Editorial – Email NOT Going Away
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!
The minute you send an urgent email to a co-worker or subordinate, you’ve just infected them. Email is a great tool. It is efficient, effective, and inexpensive! It was never … Continue reading Urgent Emails are TOXIC!
The main goal of proper inbox maintenance is to keep your inbox available for newly-received items. Don’t get the shakes… it IS possible, and it DOES work. Emptying your inbox does … Continue reading E-mail Management Best Practice: Flush your Inbox
How many times have you heard someone say, “I’ve gotta do e-mail?” Or, how many times have you said it yourself? Consider this. E-mail itself is not a task. It … Continue reading Do you “Do E-mail” or “Sort your Work?”
Before you started noodling through all the messages that are in your inbox, try a new perspective. Think of an emergency room intake nurse. The nurse “triages” patients based on their … Continue reading Trouble Managing Your E-Mail? Behave Like an E-mergency Room Nurse
The information overload that we’re all feeling has prompted alot of affected techy people to create cool solutions to help with the problem. I think that’s great. As an example, … Continue reading Technology can help you manage your inbox, but you need to manage yourself too…
