In this day and age of communication
e-mail has exploded as a way to send messages and ask questions. Sometimes I
think that there is an email overload. Too much email and too much time spent
answering e-mails.
As a leader how do you handle the
email overload? Email is part of the leadership language. It is a way that
leaders communicate on a daily basis with those that work for them and those
they work for. It is a challenge to be able to manage all of the emails that
come into your box. You need to start to get selective with how to manage the
emails or you will spend all your time answering and no time being a leader.
Here is a list of ways you can
manage your emails.
· Create folders to move emails and organize them.
· Create forwarding messages to automatically move them to
folders.
· Flag important messages.
· Only answer e-mails twice a day.
· Delete unnecessary emails (The kind where someone responds
back with a thank you)
Once you have done these things
instead of spending your days answering emails spend it leading others and
being innovative with your ideas.
No more email overload!
I would love to hear from you with ways that you manage
email. Please share a comment.
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