{"id":1190,"date":"2020-04-20T10:53:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T05:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2024-05-10T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T05:37:38","slug":"reduce-email-overload-and-stay-on-top-of-your-email-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/20\/reduce-email-overload-and-stay-on-top-of-your-email-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce Email Overload and Stay on Top of your Email Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Email was introduced in the mid-1990s, as a fashionable thing to review once in a week to a communication channel at present. Every day, more than 269 billion emails are addressed, that is, 149,513 every minute. According to the research by McKinsey in 2012, an average employee spent 28% of a day dealing with the emails, that is, thirteen hours a week. That means one-third of a day is used on processing email, without getting added value.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some tips and practices to <\/span>reduce Email overload in the organization<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Easy Congest Through Parallel Communication Channels<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ban Emails to Everyone<\/span><\/h3>\n

Work questions and corporate communications are the two main causes of emailing everyone in an organization. Corporate communications, from crucial messaging to parking and accommodating information, preferably suits for communication on the corporate Intranet than for employees\u2019 inboxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, work questions for employees should be posted on a corporate social exercising stream or a related service. A benefit of this way is that solutions are accessible to others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ban Group Emails<\/span><\/h3>\n

Presumably, the biggest productivity destroyers are group emails where many people are tagged. They have to be seen and dealt with rather than achieved without reading. To find the context or action required in an unending email thread is time-consuming and frustrating. A solution to this dilemma is to replace possible group emails with a message in the activity stream or post for the related project or team. In this way, the entire exchange is accessible at a glimpse, the context is more precise, and the relevant people know about the discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Improve Email Communication to Lead by Example<\/span><\/h2>\n

Send Emails you Would like to Receive<\/span><\/h3>\n

Consider what you would prefer to see in the emails from your teams, like the following:<\/span><\/p>\n