Feb 12, 2019 | travel & vacation
If you know my work, you know I’m no fan of checking email on vacation. A recent email exchange I had with a friend reminded me why this is such a damaging habit. Me: When can you get this done? Friend: I’m on vacation, but maybe tomorrow. Friend, on a new...
Jan 29, 2019 | General Productivity Articles
Have you ever thought about how much more productive you’d be if you could stop procrastinating? The problem, though, is that we really, really like putting things off. In fact, our brains deliver a dose of feel-good chemicals when we choose something fun over...
Oct 27, 2018 | Corporate Productivity
Do you have a company email policy? If not, a recent study out of Virginia Tech University suggests that you should create one. The study found that even the expectation that an employee will have to deal with after-hours emails creates anxiety for both the employee...
Aug 22, 2018 | Productivity Articles for Managing Communication
In last week’s post, I shared some new research regarding the problems of after-hours email, and also offered some solutions. Today I wanted to share a short (5-minute) excerpt of a corporate training I recently delivered that offers additional solutions. To be...
Jun 5, 2018 | Productivity Articles for Managing Communication
Do you dread even opening your inbox? You’re not alone. Most of my clients are perpetually drowning in email. In my training programs, I provide a 4-step strategy to overcome email overload. Here’s an overview of that process. You Aren’t Filtering...
