The State of Workplace Email 2012

Research and Resources from The Grossman Group

Email overload is on everyone's mind these days and for good reason.

Yes, email makes our lives better and easier, but it’s a double-edged sword. The same technology that adds efficiency adds layers of complexity, confusion, and clutter.

With that in mind, we set out to find out just what everyone in the workplace—from junior employees, middle managers, and even senior leaders—really thinks about email.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing our findings—and our insights on them—with you, starting with our research report, “Enough Already! Stop Bad Email”.

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• The Free Research Report: Enough Already! Stop Bad Email In the newly-released report, "Enough Already! Stop Bad Email," based on custom research, The Grossman Group tackles the state of email in the workplace, getting at the heart of the problem and laying out the solutions.

• Has email taken over your life? Download the free ebook The Definitive Guide to Taming the Email Monster!

• NBC Nightly News David Grossman analyzes an emerging trend among employers toward reducing or eliminating emails for employees as they strive to deliver better work/life balance, improve morale and productivity.