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> It's like important CEOs having a secretary. I've never understood why busy people don't use staff to "pre-clean" the inbox. Especially if you get dozens of
by officemonkey 15y ago
> It's like important CEOs having a secretary.
I've never understood why busy people don't use staff to "pre-clean" the inbox. Especially if you get dozens of emails a day. After a vacation (heck, every day), I spend a lot of time deleting spam, daily reports, and threads I'm cc'd in (but get resolved by others).
- sivers 15y agoI do that, and it's the greatest thing ever. For 3 years now, I've had a full-time assistant who filters all my email, handles the FAQs, and only leaves a few per-day for me - just the ones that only I know the answer to. Anyone interested in this, feel free to email me for details.
- officemonkey 15y ago...and my assistant will get back to you. :-)
- damoncali 15y agoTom Osborne (the legendary Nebraska football coach and now athletic director for those who don't watch college football) does this. In fact, he sends and receives his email through an assistant, at least when dealing with the public. Still personal, but I imagine it helps him stay sane.
- chollida1 15y ago> I've never understood why busy people don't use staff to "pre-clean" the inbox. Most of my friends who have admin assistants do have their admin assistants do this. The admin assistant prioritizes every incoming email. They respond to the ones they can, forward on emails better suited for other people and flag important emails for their boss In fact