Technology is great. There have been so many advancements that make things so efficient, effective, and yes, inexpensive. I still think that the advent of the e-mail is one of … Continue reading Are you “married to your office?”
Category: Email Productivity
Driving while Texting (DWT): You are putting yourself at risk.
This AOL survey has given us a lot of fodder for comment and humor. But there is one statistic that has nothing funny about it. 50% of the respondents admitted … Continue reading Driving while Texting (DWT): You are putting yourself at risk.
Does the big guy in the sky use e-mail?
AOL’s e-mail addiction survey had a very interesting statistic. 15% of the respondents admitted to checking e-mail in church, up from 12% last year. Now, I haven’t heard any reports … Continue reading Does the big guy in the sky use e-mail?
So who is more important, your date or your e-mail?
I’m having trouble getting off of this latest AOL e-mail addiction survey.. 25%, or one out of four people who responded to the survey, admitted to checking their e-mail while … Continue reading So who is more important, your date or your e-mail?
Is checking e-mail during business meetings career suicide?
AOL’s recent study has affirmed to me a lot of what I’ve suspected. 38% of the people in the survey have checked their e-mail in a business meeting. This does … Continue reading Is checking e-mail during business meetings career suicide?
AOL Email Addiction Survey is Frightening!
I am troubled by the findings of AOL’s recent email addiction survey. While almost all US citizens check their email frequently, this new research shows that a significant percentage of … Continue reading AOL Email Addiction Survey is Frightening!
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
Greening Your Email Signature
Just hadda share this… I just received an email from one of my clients with this great comment incorporated into the autosignature. I hope you consider adding it. And… please … Continue reading Greening Your Email Signature
What is SO hard about turning it off???
What is SO hard about turning it off??? This is NOT rocket science. But it IS personal control. Given all of the email you receive daily, perhaps it is difficult … Continue reading What is SO hard about turning it off???
Are you Email Savvy? Try this fun assessment!
Wanna check your email “savviness?” Here’s a quick 20 question assessment that you may find verrrrrrrry interrrresting! It contains assessing questions like …I close or minimize my email when I … Continue reading Are you Email Savvy? Try this fun assessment!