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Employee Engagement: Disengage e-mail and engage Presence

September 27, 2010 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Are we engaging in too much email?

A voice from the corner office. Here is a brief snippet from the New York Times Corner Office. Kasper Rorsted, C.E.O. of Henkel, a consumer and industrial products company based in Düsseldorf, Germany, says e-mail can’t replace human interaction.

Q. You mentioned you’re doing less e-mail.

A. I think e-mail is very often disruptive in corporate cultures. You sit next to people and send e-mail to each other instead of walking over or making a call or just trying to look for the personal interaction. I use e-mail more and more as text messaging — just very, very short messages. It’s very efficient, but I am convinced that e-mail does not replace presence. Also, I never read cc e-mails.

Q. What do you mean by that?

A. When I see on an e-mail “cc Kasper,” I delete it. I don’t read it.

Q. Why?

A. Because it’s a waste of time. If they want to write to me, they can write to me. People often copy me to cover their back.

Please don’t email a response to this snippet!

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David Zinger, M.Ed., works with organizations and individuals to increase engagement.  He is a writer, educator, speaker, and consultant who founded the 3000 member Employee Engagement Network.  David is committed to fostering a movement to increase employee engagement 20% by 2020. David’s  wrote Zengage: How to Get More Into Your Work to Get More Out of Your Work.

Connect with David Zinger today to improve engagement where you work.

Email: dzinger@shaw.ca  –  Phone 204 254 2130  –  Website: www.davidzinger.com


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