my worker cc’s me on too many emails
A reader writes:
I’m a director of a busy firm. I obtain upward of 1,000 emails a day, with 75% of them for consciousness solely however essential nonetheless.
I’ve a report who manages a group of 9, all remotely. He copies me on the whole lot — from assembly response notifications to emails to his staff to messages to IT about an worker’s laptop problem. I’ve requested him why he does it and he says he needs to ensure I do know what he’s doing always. I informed him that I belief him, he does a fantastic job and it’s not essential. Drawback is, he nonetheless does it.
I must have a dialog with him, however understanding he may be delicate and already seems like he has to defend his each transfer, I’m afraid it’ll have a detrimental impact on our work relationship. Nevertheless, I would like that quantity of e-mail to cease and for me to not be so consumed with it.
I reply this query — and three others — over at Inc. at present, the place I’m revisiting letters which were buried within the archives right here from years in the past (and generally updating/increasing my solutions to them). You can learn it right here.
Different questions I’m answering there at present embrace:
- We didn’t rent our intern full-time and I’m nervous she’ll be devastated
- Workers wish to work whereas they’re furloughed
- Do I owe my buddy a private response on a message I forwarded on her behalf?