How about no e-mail this Friday?
March 15, 2007 by Tris Hussey
Filed under Careers
Saw this on Gear Live recently:
Two years ago, Jay Ellison, executive vice president at Chicago-based U.S. Cellular, got so tired of his e-mail building up to the amount of 200 a day that he finally sent out a memo to his 5,500 employees. “I’m announcing a ban on e-mail every Friday,” it read. “Get out to meet your teams face-to-face. Pick up the phone and give someone a call. … I look forward to not hearing from any of you, but stop by as often as you like.”
Source: Office Goes No E-mail Friday | Gear Live
It would not work for me. No way. I live on e-mail. It’s not like I can just step out of my cube and chat with Jim. Jim’s in Boulder, CO. Our clients are all over the place. However, if you work in a small-ish office, maybe give it a try this Friday.
Let me know if you do and how it goes.
How would you create a “No-Email-Friday”? How can you still receive emails from the outside world, but block all inner office email? Since communication to the outside might be vital to a company’s progress.