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What the Success of Slack Can Teach Us about Creating Winning Products

November 21, 2014 by Michael Hyatt

What the Success of Slack Can Teach Us about Creating Winning Products

I love watching people succeed, especially if I can learn something I can apply in my own life and share with you. That’s why I’m excited about what I learned from watching Slack’s success this year. Slack is a communications tool that enables natural and effective team collaboration. The company, started by Stewart Butterfield, the […]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: collaboration, Communication, email, Slack, team communication

How I Cut My Email Load by 83% in Less Than a Week

June 16, 2014 by Michael Hyatt

Slack on a Laptop

Lousy communications is one of the biggest challenges any team faces. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve lost files, even whole conversation threads, in email. And no one likes triaging an inbox, even with a good system. So what if we had a better solution? We do, thanks to a team of online […]

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: conversations, email, Slack, team communication, workflow

Declare Email Bankruptcy and Get a Fresh Start

May 12, 2014 by Michael Hyatt

Get Out of Jail Card from Monopoly

You know it’s time to declare email bankruptcy when you are experiencing the following four symptoms. If this is true of you, I provide a seven-step strategy for wiping the digital slate clean and starting over.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: david allen, email, gtd, Inbox Zero, Productivity, responsiveness

Yes, You Can Stay on Top of E-mail

4 Behaviors Designed to Make You an Email Ninja

July 4, 2012 by Michael Hyatt

Laptop and Email

But it is really possible to get caught up on your email and stay caught up? Yes. I’ve done so for years, even as the demands of my job have increased. I’m not bragging; it’s just a fact. But I should warn you: there is no easy fix. Taking control of your inbox means changing your behavior. You must be willing to make the investment.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: email, gtd, Productivity, task management, tasks, to-do, workflow

10 Strategies for Getting a Faster Response to Your Email

June 28, 2012 by Michael Hyatt

Not everyone thinks it is important to respond quickly to email. How do you get them to respond to you in a timely manner? Here are ten strategies.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: Deadlines, email, Productivity, responsiveness, Your Boss

Before You Send That Angry E-mail

June 14, 2012 by Michael Hyatt

I have fired off my share of angry letters and e-mail. Honestly, I cannot think of a single time when these communiques had a positive effect. Here are six steps you can take when you are tempted.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Anger, Apology, conflict, email, Forgiveness, Offense, response

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