This session will introduce department chairpersons and administrators to a variety of email management techniques for helping perform one’s job more effectively. The presentation will cover email management techniques and practical strategies. Attendees will leave with new ideas for how to manage email more effectively and thereby reduce stress levels

Krase, Ethan W

Pagnucci, Gian S

English

Kansas State University

Kansas State University Libraries New Prairie Press Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings 33rd Academic Chairpersons Conference, Charleston, SC Regaining Control of Your Email Gian S. Pagnucci Indiana Univeristy of Pennsylvania, pagnucci@iup.edu Ethan W. Krase Winona State University, ekrase@winona.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/accp  Part of the Digital Humanities Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, English Language and Literature Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, and the Rhetoric and Composition Commons Recommended Citation Pagnucci, Gian S. and Krase, Ethan W. (2016). "Regaining Control of Your Email," Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings. https://newprairiepress.org/accp/2016/Communications/1 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please contact cads@k-state.edu. ACC 2016 Conference Proposal Presenters Gian Pagnucci and Ethan Krase  Description of the Session: A recent report from the Radicati Group, a market research firm out of Palo Alto, CA, found that in the business world the average person handles 125 email messages each day. While this is certainly a high number, most chairpersons would consider 125 to be a rather light day. With an eye towards increasing productivity and reducing stress levels, this session offers concrete strategies for processing all of the email that regularly comes to a chair’s inbox.   Description of the Problem Academic chairpersons can easily be overwhelmed by the volume of email they receive. Moreover, the variety of issues, stakeholders, data, and responsibilities involved make it challenging for chairs to process efficiently. As a result, many chairs become bogged down with overstuffed inboxes and must devote time they do not have to wading through the ever-growing volume. This burden creates stress makes it difficult for chairs to devote time to matters that are more critical the department’s overall mission.  Session Relevance to Chairpersons Academic chairpersons probably have the busiest job at any university. And the list of job responsibilities seems to grow longer every year. To handle all of those tasks and the stress that comes with them, chairs need to become effective time and task managers. One key element of successful chairing is effective email management.  Presentation Focus This session will discuss Systematic Email Management, a comprehensive approach to processing, writing, and archiving email. The presenters address the following: email response strategies, issues of voice and tone, file storage systems, and email time management techniques. The presenters also address how to get a fresh start for those whose email inboxes are seemingly beyond help.  Recommendations The presenters will provide a brief overview of Systematic Email Management, providing concrete examples of common email problems and their solutions. These techniques have been developed over the course of the presenters’ ten combined years as academic chairs.   Interactive Activities and Audience Engagement The presenters will take attendees through a series of hands-on exercises that will cover: • Email voice and tone development • Personal email organization scheme creation For each interactive activity, audience members will be given an exercise to work through individually. Small groups will then discuss these results and report back to the full session audience. The presenters will then use these real world examples to illustrate how email management strategies can be used to help chairs gain control of their workflow. 

Regaining Control of Your Email

https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1061&amp;context=accp

Regaining Control of Your Email

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

Kansas State University