Email management ... a big deal? Maybe, maybe not

If you navigate on over to Entrepreneur.com, and do a little searching, you'll find a bunch of articles on productivity, time-and-information management, and even email organization ideas!



There were some great comments on this article, specifically around the great debate:





A) inbox 0
B) just keep everything there, and search it when you need it

Of course, I know enough to know that one can not "blanket-prescribe" a system; that is, what works for your boss may not, ultimately, work for you. What I do know, however, is that magic happens when small to medium sized teams get in a room for 30 minutes, once every few months, and ask this question:

"How, as a team, can we get the most from email?"

Then, follow it up with,

"How, as a team, can we make it easy for everyone to focus?" (That is, how do we minimize and mitigate distractions/disruptions/interruptions?)

Any ideas?