Urgent e-mails are toxic. For a workgroup to truly get anything done, everyone in that workgroup needs to stop using e-mail urgently. The best rule of thumb is that if … Continue reading Clean Out Your Inbox Week – Thursday’s Free Resource – “Stop Urgent Emails” Posters
Category: Productivity
New E-mail Best Practices Assessment Unveiled for Clean Out Your Inbox Week
In the spirit of January, a time for new beginnings and personal improvement, we are challenging the world to rethink the way they use email this week. Therefore, we are announcing the … Continue reading New E-mail Best Practices Assessment Unveiled for Clean Out Your Inbox Week
Free E-mail Productivity Tips Throughout” Clean Out Your Inbox Week”
Be sure to subscribe to our e-mailed blog posts or RSS feeds to make sure you receive all of the tips and hints that will help you clean out your … Continue reading Free E-mail Productivity Tips Throughout” Clean Out Your Inbox Week”
Inbox From Hell? Have an Inbox Detox(r) NOW for 2010!
Winter Clear-Out! Is Your Inbox Screaming At You? Bursting At the Seams? Packed Full With Old Emails That Should Be Given The 3 D’s Approach? Do it, Delegate it or … Continue reading Inbox From Hell? Have an Inbox Detox(r) NOW for 2010!
Taking a phone call? Close your inbox down.
We’ve all been on the wrong end of a phone call when the other party was clacking away at his or her computer. Probably doing email, right? Or maybe that … Continue reading Taking a phone call? Close your inbox down.
Do you Know this Toxic Emailer? Disciplining Dixie
Dixie disciplines and critiques by e-mail. E-mail is very easily misinterpreted. When you use email to discipline, reprimand, or criticize, chances are that the recipient won’t receive it in the … Continue reading Do you Know this Toxic Emailer? Disciplining Dixie
Incessant Email Checking – Is that YOU? Take this Challenge…
Are you one of those people who checks his or her inbox – ahem – incessantly? You know, every time you pause from a task. Or every time you hang … Continue reading Incessant Email Checking – Is that YOU? Take this Challenge…
Three Reasons Businesses Should Promote Proper Email Etiquette
And it ain’t cuz Emily Post wants you to.Businesses will benefit from promoting proper email etiquette for three great reasons. 1. Protection from liability. Here’s the no brainer. Certain rules … Continue reading Three Reasons Businesses Should Promote Proper Email Etiquette
Do you know this Toxic Emailer? Midnight Manny
Manny sends e-mails in the middle of the night. Regularly. Have you ever received an email sent at 3:30 am? What did you think of the emailer? Was it positive? … Continue reading Do you know this Toxic Emailer? Midnight Manny
Are You Doing Your Email at the RIGHT Time?
We can all point to specific times of the day when we’ve had great energy, when we’ve felt sharper, or have been most productive. How many times have you heard … Continue reading Are You Doing Your Email at the RIGHT Time?
Thirty Quick Email Etiquette Tips
Hey – don’t just read these, rate them 0-5 on how well you follow them, 0 being stinky, and 5 being fabulous. 1. Be concise. ‘Nuff said. 2. Get to … Continue reading Thirty Quick Email Etiquette Tips