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Business Communication
There is a popular belief, generally put forward by human resources departments, time management consultants, and other “experts”, that formal communication and discussion between people in the workplace should never be handled by email (i.e. written). I disagree. Continue reading
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Business Communication
In today’s commentary, I discuss why I believe that formal communication and discussion between people in the workplace should always be handled by email The complete article can be found at: http://vlb.typepad.com/commentary/2007/03/business_commun.html Continue reading
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Choosing Email
In today’s commentary, I discuss why we need to stop thinking of email as some strange beast. Email is written communication – nothing more, nothing less. The complete article can be found at: http://vlb.typepad.com/commentary/2007/03/choosing_email.html Continue reading
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Choosing Email
We need to stop thinking of email as some strange beast. Email is written communication – nothing more, nothing less. The primary difference between email and any other form of communication comes down to one thing: email doesn’t require a human delivery agent. That’s it. That’s the difference. Continue reading
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Managing by “Piles”
Most Time Management books argue against managing paper by “piles”. They advocate making decisions as soon as the paper appears – respond, hand it off to someone else, file it appropriately, or throw it away. Also posted to Slightly Off Kilter Continue reading
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Managing by “Piles”
Most Time Management books argue against managing paper by “piles”. They advocate making decisions as soon as the paper appears – respond, hand it off to someone else, file it appropriately, or throw it away. Continue reading