Leadership Email – Does it HELP or HURT?

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Leadership email communication should be clear, direct, and professional. Leadership email can be positive or negative depending on both recipient and sender.

In this podcast episode, I talk about how email can HELP or HURT leadership. Email is overwhelming and we don’t need to make it any harder to interpret with hidden messages.

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