Hey Vancouver, Are You Verbal Or Email?
I visited one my friend’s workplace in Vancouver. There were about ten employees all in the same room, sitting in front of their computers. They all worked on the same project but everyone was silent, not a word was exchanged. Why is that? Behind this veil of inactivity there were hundreds of emails that were sent and received. Are they more efficient this way? OR was it better in the good old days when people were actually talking to each other?
Vancouver office workers are following a world trend. They spend their time on facebook, twitter, ezvancouver and other websites unrelated to their work. This is causing a major decrease in productivity and businesses and corporations are worried. However, the professional use of email is supposed to increase the communication speed. But…
The time spent to archive emails or cleaning up your spam may create productive time loss. The problem is such that there is now email management coaching services popping up on the web. One of them is Marsha Egan who works with companies and individuals who want to recover lost time and money due to wasteful email practices. link
Talking more to do a better job?
Isn’t email seen as the best tool for productivity? Is email usage at the office unproductive? This question is answered in a study made by Dimension Data, a specialist in IT services and a solution provider,Dimesion Data Rob Lopez says, “the increase in e-mail usage is widening the personal communication gap. other words, people would rather e-mail than speak to each other on the telephone.
This raises questions about how effective and meaningful e-mail communication is when dealing with problem resolution and discussing complex issues. Also, e-mail communication can be considered less secure. This could have a negative impact on productivity as end-users struggle
to deal with growing volumes of emails.
Is there a solution?
A Lifehacker blog post dated on May 16th, 2007, offers an option. It’s a AA type 9-Step Program to cure yourself or your employees of email (or other online) addiction . Lifehacker steps focus on email addiction, but they can be applied to any online addiction.
1. Admit the problem.
2. Be aware of your impulses.
. Clear your inbox.
4. Go cold turkey.
5. Set email processing times.
6. Divert yourself.
7. Clear your inbox again.
8. Manage expectations.
9. Get stuff done.
Check out Lifehack post titled “Disconnected Productivity: 9-Step Program to Cure Email Addiction“
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