16 May 2022

Email Blunders and How to Avoid Them

From Lately, 10:40 pm on 16 May 2022

Outgoing CEO of Southern DHB, Chris Fleming wanted to send an email to all nurses thanking them for their hard work - but he didnt write it and he didnt send it - though it was sent from his email. What's the problem ? 

A heart felt message from the boss might mean less - when you discover they didn't even take the time to write it? 

Any email blunder has the ability to make you sweat a little and it's a timely reminder that we can feel very alone having pushed "send" prematurely or even worse hit - REPLY ALL 

What are the dangers of email and how do you recover when it all goes horribly wrong? Shelly Davies is the founder of the school of unprofessional writing - she has a few tips for us. 

Glowing email icon in street at night, London UK

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