Media: Newspaper, TV, Internet and Radio Appearances by Marsha Egan

So maybe email isn’t going to disappear any time soon. For those of you who are overwhelmed with email on a daily basis, you might want to take advantage of this week because January 23 – 27 marks the fifth annual international Clean Out Your Inbox Week.

Companies are still reluctant to hire new employees and that means productivity is at a premium right now. Think you’re optimized for maximum productivity? Um, have you seen your inbox lately? Two words: Digital garbage.The average person gets 100 or more emails a day. And, while no one wants to point fingers, if you’re leaving a large number of those emails in your inbox, you are killing your productivity.

If you were in charge of conducting a meeting with 25 people—some who know each other and some who don't —would you start it off with an icebreaker? Should you? 

Make sure some of your business resolutions include strategic goals. Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to encourage us to set goals in the new year that are not just about executing, but include strategic planning.

Believe it or not, adults like to interact, and play. By getting your meeting or task force off to an energetic, fun, and interesting start, you'll see a more positive aura in the meeting.
So, why do Icebreakers work?

At some point or another, you’re bound to feel frustration and stress at work. But when your job is stunting your career – and making you unhappy –  it may be time to make a drastic change.  If any of these six signs sound a familiar, it may be time to consider moving on and seeking a more blissful job.

In the spirit of the season, here are the top five (slightly unconventional) ways that Smartphones can make the holidays happier.

How to keep your holiday spirit intact when there is no bonus in sight here are some tips.

How to use but not abuse your emails.  Here are some tips, such as setting aside time to read email, are simple yet also difficult.  The first step is admitting that you need help.  Here are five others:

“Emily Post was not around when email began,”... “So people have to make up their own rules. What one person might see as absolutely fine, another might find offensive.”  Here are some email faux pas:

"Anyone who's interested in taking charge of their career, whether they are currently employed or not, should volunteer," says Marsha Egan, career coach and workplace productivity expert. "It is perhaps one of the best kept career development secrets."

Anyone who's interested in taking charge of their career, whether they are currently employed or not, should volunteer.  Learn the reasons why volunteering can help you and your job search.

Psychologists are right: Workers must organize and delete their e-mails - or risk cluttering their mental space.  Pro or con?  Read Marsha Egan's comments on this topic.

Listen to Marsha's interview with Jimmy Barrett on WRVA regarding inboxdetox.

From jogging and texting to tweeting from the hospital, what are the worst cell phone mistakes?

Could how you use your smartphone cost you business? Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to be respectful - and smart - when using your smartphone, by simply not being rude.

Do you check your position when you talk on your cell phone? Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss proper mobile phone and bluetooth etiquette, plus when you should and should not take phone calls.

What you think might be a good idea can easily be taken the wrong way.

Email makes up the majority of our daily communication—especially in business. According to the Pew Research Center, the majority of employed adults (62%) use the internet or email in the workplace. And yet social cues and etiquette are often overlooked.

Have you ever sent an email with good intentions that turned out to be a big no- no?Read about serious email faux pas—to explain how even the best intentions can be misread—and what the better tack to take might be.no?

It's a hirer's market, but when it comes to salary negotiation, too often people sell themselves short simply because they don't know how to tackle the compensation question

Listen to this podcast about all the craziness of small business.

A messy desk may pose problems for lawyers trying to work around the clutter. And it definitely poses problems for colleagues and clients.

Marsha Egan offers tips on how to control your email and keep it under control.

Thanks to iPhones, Androids and Blackberrys, many of us are bombarded with emails all day. Newscenter 5 reporter Kelley Tuthill found it so overwhelming that she asked an expert how to detox her own inbox.

You can make a powerful improvement in your output – and boost American productivity in the process – by making a few adjustments to your in-box routine. Here are three ways to eliminate your e-mail overload:

Inboxes are out of control. With over 294 billion emails sent every single day, it’s become extremely difficult and stressful for most workers to keep up. The average employee now spends 25 percent of their day dealing with email related tasks. It’s time for everyone to take a stand and break their e-ddiction to email… but what can be done?

Your overflowing e-mail inbox is making you less productive and it may be time to do something about it. Learn the 12 tips to managing your inbox.

“Work smarter, not harder” is advice workers in all jobs and income brackets likely would heed if only they knew what it looked like in practice.

Join Marsha from January 24-28, 2011, as provides daily tips for businesses to take control of their email, regain lost time and profits, and bring the overload of emails that clog employees’ inboxes down to zero.

Bosses can lower holiday stress by giving the gift of no email on the holiday...

The layoff survivor's tendency to feel victimized can be high. Negativity can invade the workplace, and people's motivations can wane. The downward spiral for the survivors has begun.  The key to reversing that potential is to look for ways to improve, and then advance on those improvements.  Here are three ways to do just that.

Technology is zooming. Email is instantaneous. Information is exploding. Stop the world, I need to get off! Or at least turn it off…

Business executives feel overwhelmed by increasing amounts of data.  Not surprising and there is a way to deal with these frequent interruptions.

Last Wednesday was Information Overload Awareness Day. Did you miss it?

If you're like me, you were too busy working at your office computer, texting from your smart phone, checking on your favorite bloggers from your home laptop, bidding on an Internet auction, etc.

People too often feel as though the BlackBerry is taking over their lives, so it’s important to make the technology work for you instead of the other way around.

Technology and efficiency experts are urging people to take stock of how an increasing flood of digital data is slowing down their personal and professional lives.

Anyone who has ever gone into the office and plowed through the day's work without interruption knows that's the exception to the rule.Let's face it, most days we're lucky to go a half hour without getting multiple e-mails, phone calls, faxes or internal messages - all of which distract us from the work we're trying to complete.

I had to dig through my overloaded inbox to learn that tomorrow is International Overload Awareness Day.

Having trouble controlling your inbox? Here's your chance to do something about it. Wednesday, Oct. 20 is Information Overload Awareness Day.  Read the article to uncover interesting facts and statistics.

You’re more likely to get burned if you don’t spend some time outside the hospital walls this summer. Burnout is a leading downfall for many busy nurse managers, but here’s one way to prevent it.

Countless people resolve to lose a few pounds. But perhaps even more people could boost their productivity, and consequently their self-esteem, by losing a few hundred e-mails.

Want to know the two most motivational words in the English language? Here they are: "thank" and "you". Thank you. THANK YOU.

Ian Griffin sat down with Marsha and asked her the details about what she tells audiences about the steps to free up and time and attention from email. Click on the link to hear the podcast.

Zapping out a quick email to ask a seemingly innocuous question may seem like the simplest way to arrange a meeting, but it actually pulls us into a tiresome "reply all" chain that clutters our inboxes and adds frustration where it isn't needed.  There is a solution to eliminate this process!

Some corporate email senders may think they impress their bosses, peers or subordinates by sending emails in the middle of the night. The truth is, while occasional 3:00am emails may be "forgiven," repeated early morning emails will not be.
Oh, not convinced?  Read on.

Do you respond immediately to emails you receive? I mean...immediately?

Summer vacation is a time for moms to relax and have uninterrupted time with the family ... or at least it should be.  Read on how to unwind.

Being a nurse leader is not easy and comes with a lot of responsibility, but even you can beat the heat of job stress with the following vacation strategies.

Read all about time savings techniques and tips.

According to a study by Expedia.com, 30%  of working Americans say they stress about work while they are on vacation. To that, I say: Really, that’s all? Because of layoffs and other pressures in the workplace, it’s easy to see why employees are reluctant to be out of touch.

Marsha Egan shares career email tips for successful communication.

In the era of social media and instant communication, generating buzz about your meeting is more important than ever.  But what does that mean?

Multitasking is a myth, and as much as we'd like to, we can't do two things well at once. Especially talking on the phone and managing email.

E-mail is a marvelous time saver. It makes message distribution a breeze. It saves trees. It also can be a spam-filled time waster. And it's led to many a workplace downfall for injudicious use. Still, the medium is here and well-nigh indispensable. But it needs to be managed.

What do countless business cards and hundreds of LinkedIn connections add up to?

The email constantly pings, the fluorescent lights are blinding, the parade of meetings never ends, and the flow of drive-by chats with co-workers continues all day long; then there's your boss, who seems to want you to spend more time updating him on your work than actually getting it done.

E-mail is essential to communication, but make sure you run it--not the other way around.

"This morning when I saw a press release in my inbox declaring January 25 - 29 the third annual "Clean Out Your Inbox Week," I knew it was meant for me." What about you?

In today's world, where e-mail is an inevitable part of our work (and personal) lives, stress caused by our inboxes sets the tone for much bigger problems. But there is hope! Here are 10 sure-fire tips to sending more effective e-mails.

Email is environmentally friendly but can be a productivity enemy.  Read time saving tips on how to tame your e-mail and reclaim your productivity.

Take control of your excessive amounts of e-mail rather than letting it control you.  There’s hope!

Just ignore that ding. And that one. And all the others trying to get you to stop a project and check your e-mail. Read the Central Valley Business Times  to regain control over your e-mail.

Even if you received a small bonus check, you can set yourself up for a more substantial bonus when company financials are better.  Find out how...

"The ideal inbox is an empty inbox."  Think this is mission impossible?  Not if you put these actions into your plan.

We can all point to specific periods of the day when we have great energy, times when we feel sharpest or are most productive .Wouldn’t it be great if we could keep that high energy level consistent, all day? Of course it would. But is it realistic? Read more...

Read "How to be More Effective In Business Meetings" and learn how you can capture your opportunites. Marsha Egan's article is featured in the Home Business Network based out of the UK.

Jay Lillie of American Chronicles lists Marsha Egan as a top executive career coach. 

Dan Harris features Marsha Egan and e-mail e-ddiction.

Great article in the UK's Daily Mail

Egan is quoted on the front page of USA Today in this article.

Michael Agger quotes Marsha in his article, The E-Mail Addict-Stop using, start living.

LifeTips.com selected Marsha Egan to author 10 Tips on Self Publishing.

Dan Harris features Marsha Egan on ABC Nightly News

Career Builder quoted Egan on the subject of lying at work...

Business Week Online Tip from Marsha Egan recommending businesses to have a Texting While Driving policy.

How do you change your scenery, re-energize yourself, when it is just TOO HOT to go outside? Here are some of Marsha's tips, featured in CORP Magazine

Egan is quoted in this Washington Post Express article

Ex Pats have unique challenges with finding balance. Marsha Egan was interviewed for an quoted in this article.

Marnie Swedberg interviewed Marsha on personal productivity tips on the Blogtalkradio show, "Marnie and Friends." Listen now

ABC TV Phoenix interviewed Marsha Egan on the subject of balance in the home. Both a TV interview and article were posted.

Computer Outlook Radio interview with John Iasiuolo on information overload and how and why people need to manage it. To listen...

Article featuring Marsha Egan's Inbox Detox "remedy."

Here is Connie Anderson's GREAT review of Inbox Detox

Marsha Egan was interviwed by the editor of Armchair Interviews on how book authors can use email to promote their work...

Is your email controlling you?  Learn the tactics to take back control of your emails.

Conference Board Review article where Marsha Egan is quoted on managing information overload.

Feature article in Business Officer magazine by Marsha Egan.

Mike Shaffner blogged about Egan's annual Clean Out Your Inbox Week.

Egan's PR Campaign was lauded as a huge success, and selected as the PR Campaign of the Week.

Central Valley Business Times interviewed Egan on her 12 Steps to Curing their E-mail Addiction. You can view the article or listen to the podcast.

Email misuse is sapping millions from businesses, read how and why...

HumanResources.org featured this article by Marsha Egan.

Marsha Egan featured in a cover story on coaching