Penelope checks her home e-mail account regularly, and uses the company email for personal things. Many employees make the mistake of using their business email for personal reasons. Whether it’s … Continue reading Do you Know this Toxic Emailer? Personal Penelope
Email is here to stay. It is very quickly becoming the primary communication tool in business. And if you want to hold back your career with your email practices, here … Continue reading How You Can Use Email to Hold Back Your Career
Many emailers think they’re expected to respond to received email messages within milliseconds. Give it a rest! Email was never intended to be an urgent communication tool, so take the … Continue reading Do you Really Have to Respond Immediately?
Whether your boss is a plain ol’ jerk is another story… but if your boss sends urgent emails, that behavior qualifies him or her to be deemed an “emailing jerk.” … Continue reading Email Productivity: Is your boss an urgent emailing jerk?
Evan gets upset easily. When he gets upset, he bangs on his keyboard. Evan sends emails that create controversy, upset others, and tear down relationships. Evan’s Antidote: Send informational emails, … Continue reading Do you Know this Toxic Emailer? Emotional Evan
Email Noodling?!!! Watzzat? You know exactly what it is, although you may not recognize the name… We call it E-Noodling. Email Noodling is the pervasive and time wasting practice of … Continue reading Email Productivity: Is Your Email Noodling Adding Hours to Your Day?
Before we give you a number, let’s set the stage. We all get more work done when we are focused and uninterrupted. An effective time management strategy is to minimize … Continue reading Email Productivity: How Many Times a Day Should You Check Your Inbox?
Wait a minute! I’m on the RECEIVING end of an e-mail message… How can I reduce the amount of e-mail I receive??? You can. And here are just some of … Continue reading How to Reduce the Amount of E-mail you Receive
Keyboard Kim’s fingers are locked to her keyboard. That’s all she does – tap away on those keys… When I ask clients if they have ever e-mailed to the person … Continue reading Do you Know this Toxic emailer? Keyboard Kim
Somewhat related to the copy happy emailer is the person who sends blind copies of emails to “interested” parties. This practice is akin to “playing rat.” It can be viewed … Continue reading Do you know this toxic emailer? Blind Copy Callie
One of the easiest and most efficient ways to make sure your email message is read, AND understood, is to follow this rule: Main Point First. What this means is … Continue reading Email Tip: Main Point First
