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To email or not to email: Michael Dell
In the e-mail, Dell wrote that the company ended its fiscal year Friday with "great efforts, but not great results." "This is disappointing, and it is unacceptable," wrote Dell, who went on to say that he plans to remain CEO for the next several years.
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Top 10 when NOT to email
We discuss this in class every term. Here is one author's list: 1. To communicate bad news, complaints or criticism 2. When you are seeking information that is not simple and straight-forward 3. When you are seeking approval on something that is involved or controversial 4. When
You are your inbox
... so says a WSJ article. My three-prong approach: * I "filter" incoming emails to folders * I read my emails three times a day * I manage my inbox so that it contain only actionable items.
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"In contact" but not connected
During our discussion on hot and cold media, some of you observed that however much more we are "in contact" with people (email, text messaging, instant messaging, etc.), we seem to be less connected. Well, a recent study confirms this. We're networking on myspace.com, sharing
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Life after e-mail
Last Thursday we discussed the challenges of not letting e-mail take over your schedule and your life. Lisa Haneberg's post brought to my attention these two posts from David Lorenzo. In post 1, called Making the Most out of E-Mail, he shares some new habits he