I was chatting with an old colleague last week and she was despairing of her charity’s massive email problem. What she was saying was not new. It seems there is a major epidemic of ’email overwhelm’ breaking out in the third sector. The symptoms? Too many emails flying back and forth, too much time taken […]
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Email etiquette – ten top tips
By Katie Duckworth on April 22, 2014 in Charity, Effectiveness, emails, Stress management, Third sector, Time management
Have you got the email habit?
By Katie Duckworth on March 18, 2014 in Charity, Coaching, Effectiveness, emails, Time management, Uncategorized
So, who’s in charge of your email in-box? You are. Who gets to decide when you look in there? You do. It’s as simple as that. Interrupting what you’re doing to check emails breaks your thought flow and throws your planning out of kilter. You also allow yourself to get caught up in the idea […]
Banish email overwhelm – from ‘oh no’ to zero
I was recently asked to help one of my favourite third sector clients with handling in-box overwhelm. This is such a huge issue in our sector I’ve decided to share my ‘Banish email overwhelm blueprint’ here on my website. Please share the love, and send this link to friends and colleagues also struggling under the […]
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