The Crackberry: A Corporate Noose or Time Leveraging Tool: Time Management and Blackberries
I enjoyed this post about how to be more productive with your Crackberry, I mean Blackberry.
Especially true is Nakagawa’s comment, "…the people who are the most productive don’t seem to have them."
I’m sure you have your beefs about Blackberry usage in your organization (or by your spouse, for that matter). If you were king or queen of the world, what "rules" would you create about Blackberry usage? In addition to the 10 the author lists, I’ll add the following from personal experience:
1. Do not pretend you are listening to someone by brainlessly mumbling "uh-huh" while you are answering an email on your Crackberry.
2. Pay attention to the presenter during training sessions rather than using the time as your personal Crackberry play time.
3. Use codes in the subject line when emailing, so Crackberry recipients can get your message without having to open it: "Do you know what the June budget figure is for professional services? END" (AR = Action Required, END = End of message, LONG = read later etc.)
4. Set your Crackberry to delete your email off the server when you delete it from your handheld (so you don’t have to do it twice).
5. Turn your Crackberry off when you are standing in line for the Matterhorn at Disney World with your poor children tugging at your arm.
What are your rules?
Related posts:
I like Edward Hallowell’s name for 1) “EMV” (e-mail voice), which he notes is subtle, but unmistakable. In fact, MIT has a “Jerk-O-Meter” to detect it!