According to a recent global study conducted by IABC (International Association of Business Communicators, ) our drowning in email is actually causing us to be less productive. According to the … Continue reading The Biggest Source of Email Overload? News Sources and Professional Subscriptions – IABC
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”
Great post by Jonathan Spira entitled, “The Siren’s Call of Information Overload” Here’s an excerpt: Instead of multitasking what we actually do is task switching which is really a series … Continue reading More on Information Overload from Basex
Here is a blog post by Susan Johnson that outlines the value of filters managing e-mail overload. As an example, she uses filters to mark certain newly received items as … Continue reading 5 Tips for Taming Email Overload – by Susan Johnson
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
Here are some great tips from Fast Company’s Work Smart Column on how to manage your email after being out of the office for several days. http://www.fastcompany.com/article/work-smart-how-to-power-through-a-mountain-of-e-mail#
Social media is here to stay. With social networks such as Facebook and LinkedIn, we are able to stay in touch with our friends and business associates better than we … Continue reading Managing your inbox: great tip for all your social media notifications
In the first line of your e-mail, place the action request. Too many e-mail messages are too long, and unfortunately bury the action that the sender is requesting of the reader. … Continue reading E-mail tip: be very clear about what action you want the reader to take
Here’s an article you’ll find interesting. Here’s an excerpt: The interruption epidemic is reaching a crisis point at some companies and shows no sign of slowing. Email volume is growing … Continue reading Email is Making You Stupid – Entrepreneur article
There are some people who intuitively understand and have the discipline to not be interrupted, and there are others who allow themselves to be interrupted continually. The ding or the … Continue reading Email Management: How to detect who is mismanaging their email
