Work email workflow, tools, etc

• Automatik

  

  I'm working towards managing my work email and workflow in the most efficient way possible. In the past I was involved in a LOT of work email lists, [email protected], [email protected], etc. It was total chaos. I would guess that I wasn't involved in at least 50% of the emails, so my inbox was a clusterfuck. I took tons of hand written notes and my workspace was also a disaster. It made sense to me, but still an eyesore.
  
  Now I'm in a position where email is still very depended on, but less of it. It's a great time to install some efficient systems and stick with them.
  
  Zero inbox is obviously the way to go, but I'm trying to combine that with other apps.
  
  For reference. I'm using a Windows laptop, Outlook, and an iPhone.
  
  After reading a lot of articles on asianefficiency.com I'm starting out with Outlook combined with Wunderlist and Evernote. I've been using Wunderlist for personal stuff for a while and I'm a huge fan.
  
  Right now I'm processing emails, adding tasks to Wunderlist and saving important info to Evernote. So far so good, but I'm just curious to what others are doing.
  
  I'm looking forward to some really insightful and useful responses. :laugh:
• sleeper

  

  Outlook drives most of my workflow which is pretty standard in my field. I just have some auto filters(ie. client email addresses get priority, team members); I also use stuff like text in the inbox is a different color depending on if its addressed to me or if I'm just cc'd. Cc'd = useless for the most part.
  
  I use OneNote pretty extensively for note taking at work and I try to exclusively use it so everything is written down and searchable.
• O-Trap

  

  Email probably accounts for about 10% of our office communication. The standard for us is Slack.
• Automatik

  

  I'm familiar with Slack. It's great. I actually proposed we used it at my last company because we relied so heavily on email....got shut down. Older folks couldn't adapt for shit.
  
  Due to the size of the company and frequency emails, I don't think it would be needed here...yet.
• O-Trap

  

  Automatik;1854659 wrote:I'm familiar with Slack. It's great. I actually proposed we used it at my last company because we relied so heavily on email....got shut down. Older folks couldn't adapt for shit.
  
  Due to the size of the company and frequency emails, I don't think it would be needed here...yet.

  The last place I worked, I suggested it, and because they were also a little stuck in their ways, I could only get them to agree to it on a temporary basis. I got them to agree to 60 days. After 60 days, they loved it, and they stuck with it. And the company was about ten people.
• Zoltan

  I started using Wunderlist on my iphone around Christmas to keep up with gifts, groceries, and lists of items I needed to bring to different events and I like it. Are you able to put events in there and have it sync with your iphone calendar? That is one thing I wish I could have it do.
• arnie palmer

  

  My company uses OneNote and Sharepoint to store all files and meeting notes that we need. Seems to work well for us.
• justincredible

  

  Email is the worst, but it's a necessary evil. Slack is much better for team communication.