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Managing and Organizing Your Email Inbox

Managing and Organizing Your Email Inbox. Pierre Khawand People-OnTheGo www.people-onthego.com. Total number of e-mails in your inbox?. Less than 25 e-mails Up to 100 e-mails Up to 500 e-mails More than 500 e-mails. The Internet = Connectivity. The Internet = E-mail Overload.

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Managing and Organizing Your Email Inbox

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  1. Managing and Organizing Your Email Inbox Pierre Khawand People-OnTheGo www.people-onthego.com

  2. Total number of e-mails in your inbox? • Less than 25 e-mails • Up to 100 e-mails • Up to 500 e-mails • More than 500 e-mails

  3. The Internet = Connectivity

  4. The Internet = E-mail Overload

  5. Today’s Reality • Consider dozens, hundreds, or thousands… • The cost of e-mail multiplies quickly

  6. Risks and Costs Involved

  7. Hidden Risks & Costs

  8. Research & Development

  9. Today’s Session Tips & Techniques Optimizing workflow The “I can do it” attitude

  10. What do these people have in common?

  11. What do they have in common? Symptom #1: There are overwhelmed by incoming messages. Business consequence #1: Important unfinished messages end up falling through the cracks.

  12. Switch to Outlook

  13. Quick Review • Customizing toolbars • Using Colored Flags • Using the Due By date/time • Using Follow-up Search Folder • Adding filters

  14. What else do these people have in common?

  15. What do they have in common? Symptom #2: They are constantly scrolling up and down their inbox. Business consequence #2: Too much time and energy are spent on e-mail.

  16. When you look at your inbox, which of the following messages do you look at first? • From your boss • From your workgroup • From your colleagues • From your customers • From friends and family • From distribution lists

  17. Switch to Outlook

  18. Quick Review • Assigning Categories • Writing Rules • Assign categories based on sender • Rules order is significant • The “Stop Processing More Rules” • Creating the By Category View

  19. What else do these people have in common?

  20. What do they have in common? Symptom #3: Their e-mails are not well organized. Business consequence #3: They spend a lot of time searching for information.

  21. Switch to Outlook

  22. Quick Review • Out of the inbox • Archive folder • Well-designed folder structure • Use the 80/20 Rule • Dragging e-mails to calendar/tasks/contacts

  23. #1) Unfinished messages are well tracked. #2) New messages are easy to go through. #3) Finished messages are easy to file and find.

  24. Optimizing Workflow E-mail Break E-mail Break Urgent Urgent Urgent E-mail Break End of Day Session Morning Session

  25. What can you do about e-mail now? • Create an archive folder and start using it • Within 72 hours, empty your inbox • Get your inbox down to 25 messages every day

  26. More resources available to you • The less-is-more blog http://less-is-more.typepad.com • The 81-day-experiment blog http://81dayexperiment.typepad.com • The complimentary lunch & learn webinars http://www.people-onthego.com • Questions during implementation? email trainer@people-onthego.com • Tip-Of-The-Month e-Newsletter Also available at the less-is-more blog

  27. Feedback form • Your input is highly appreciated • Thank you and good luck in your productivity effort!

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