Communication Etiquette: A Long-Lost Art
Given our desire to foster a casual, fast-response work environment, we have forgotten many of the rules of etiquette, or electronic etiquette, as well as good old-fashioned civility.
Given our desire to foster a casual, fast-response work environment, we have forgotten many of the rules of etiquette, or electronic etiquette, as well as good old-fashioned civility.
Most of us are so bombarded with email that we spend as little time as possible determining whether a message is worth a thorough read.
We’ve all been there. Our intention was to be helpful, useful, or clear, but our execution failed because we stepped into a major communication pitfall.
Oops, you did it again! You stepped in a communication pitfall, and now you’d like a do-over.
We can’t make more time in the day. But we can use the time we have more effectively. Makes sense!
Effective leaders and managers delegate. Period. It might seem obvious; however, in my experience, many either don’t delegate or do so ineffectively. Why? There are two main reasons.