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How To Handle Hundreds Of Emails In Just One Hour

Productivityist

As a result, my email went from around 30 a day to well over 150. I already knew the theories of inbox zero, yet here I was, drowning in email. This made finding a specific email very time consuming. Then I brainstormed how I was going to deal with hundreds of emails a day. You should look into keyboard shortcuts too.

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Reduce Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

Eco-Office Gals

Assuming your employees are using email and basic applications the majority of the time, powering a desktop is overkill. Think about implementing a thin-client setup where employees use low-end terminals (often a monitor, keyboard and mouse) connected to a server which runs the operating systems and applications they need.

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Must Have Gadgets for the Modern Entrepreneur

The Small Business Blog

Email is still the primary communication channel for the vast majority of businesses both internally and externally. RIM pioneered email on the go with their hugely successful BlackBerry range of smartphones although Apple and Google are quickly taking a large amount of their once dominant market share.

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

If your executive mentions a new project or talk force they will be working with, ask them to tell you more about the mission and the people. When your executive delegates projects or even talks about an upcoming trip, ask questions. Daily huddles are to be done in person or via the phone (not text or email). Be curious.

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Review – Casual.PM

Productivityist

Project Management tools can be unwieldy beasts, that’s for sure. I mean, managing a project is supposed to be complicated, isn’t it? Some people, myself included, find themselves being far more productive when they can visualise their tasks, collaborators and current position within a project. That’s right.

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Answering Reader Mail: Tips and Tools for EAs?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I am not a big fan of touch screen keyboards as they are not a true QWERTY keyboard. The touch screen keyboard won’t give you a fast typing rate because you have to type with one finger versus all 10. If you don’t have it with you, whip out your cell phone and send yourself a text message or email.

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Why I Stopped Saying You Can’t Use Email to Manage Tasks

Productivityist

For years I’ve been a champion of steering clear of email when you’re trying to manage your tasks. Now I wouldn’t say that I’ve seen the light of day and realized that you can use any email app as a to do list – far from it. There are plenty of reasons why you wouldn’t want to use any old email app in that way.

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