Banning Email might not be a Good Idea

Banning Email might not be a Good Idea Banning Email might not be a Good Idea Key findings of the study showed that 84 percent of executives, 83 percent of middle managers, and 77 percent of employees polled in the survey state that email is a necessary communications tool and allows them to be more effective in their jobs. Just 8 percent of executives, 15 percent of middle managers, and 11 percent of employees felt that limiting email during prototyp operating hours would be very effective as saving time and boosting performance. Only 11 percent of executives, 20 percent of middle managers, and 13 percent of employees said limiting email outside of normal operating hours would be very effective. A meager 3 percent of executives, 12 percent of middle managers, and 7 percent of employees said eliminating email outside normal operating hours would be very effective.Weve seen companies around the world experimenting with email black-outs or time-outs, said David Grossman, communicatio n expert, author, founder and CEO, The Grossman Group. However, our research reveals thats not the most effective approach. We know employees are overloaded by their inboxes and its causing them stress, yet our research shows its email misbehaviors that need to be addressed.While email interruption is desired by only a small minority of employees, they do want policies that pare down the volume of irrelevant internal emails received. Over 60 percent of executives and 55 percent of middle managers said that such policies would be very effective at increasing productivity.