Minimize e-mail distractions

July 2012

Greetings!

There are several causes of stress in the workplace, from heavy workloads and deadlines to demanding customers and clients. There are serious side effects from long term stress that can impact your health, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and digestive issues. Besides the physical impact, stress also takes a toll mentally, through mood swings, anxiety and depression.

Both the physical and mental ailments of stress also impact your company's health as well. Studies show that the number of doctor visits were 26% higher for those in high stress jobs. This could lead to missed time at work and lower productivity. For a few tips on minimizing stress, please read on.

REDUCE STRESS AND GET ORGANIZED BY MINIMIZING E-MAIL DISTRACTIONS

Damian Dinan, Client Development Specialist

Hospitality Career Institute We've all had those days, all is seemingly quiet. You've tackled most of your urgent tasks. All of your forms, reports and spreadsheets have been updated. Your e-mail box is empty ... well relatively. Now it's time for that 10:00 a.m. staff meeting.

That's when the avalanche starts. The phone calls and e-mails pour into your office; requests from clients, co-workers and colleagues, as well as the spam that somehow makes its way through. It's like they knew you weren't going to be available. By the time your meeting ends you have 30 new e-mail messages and several other voice mail messages to review.

According to The Radicati Group, "The average corporate worker spends a quarter of his/her work day on various e-mail related tasks. In comparison, the time spent in personal meetings accounts for about 14%....and phone conversations occupy only 9% of the typical day." That's a tremendous amount of time being devoted to messages. And it is only going to get worse. Worldwide e-mail traffic is estimated to increase from 247 billion messages a day in 2009 to 507 billion in 2013 (The Radicati Group).

In the marketplace today, individuals are under constant pressure to perform. Our clients and customers expect an instantaneous response and demand more for less. Technology reinvents something new every day, which adds to these expectations. <READ MORE>

NEW ONLINE REGISTRATION TOOL: Information Session

July 26, 2012, 3-5pm

We are excited to present a new online registration tool that will make your job a little easier. Our new system, Lifelearn, was developed to meet the needs of workforce development. The system is easy to navigate and includes new features developed specifically for corporate clients, including:

The ability to purchase classes for other people in your organization.
The ability to pay with a company credit card or a "pay later" option.
Enhanced search functions enable clients to search by date, subject and catalog.
Plus, several other great new features.

An image of the new landing page can be found below.

To ensure a smooth transition and give you the opportunity to learn and use the new system, we are holding an Information Session on Thursday, July 26 from 3:00-5:00pm at the Fowler Family Southside Center. Registration is required to attend. To join us, please visit northampton.edu/lifelearn; click on "Search Courses"; and copy and paste INFOS500 into the search box; and click on search. Click on the course code (in green type) to start the registration process.

Unable to attend? We would be happy to set up a time that accommodates your schedule to review the new system. Questions? Please click here to send us a note.

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