067 | How to get on top of email overwhelm when you’re in a busy HR role

In this episode of HR Coffee Time, Career Coach Fay Wallis offers advice and tips on the best way to get on top of email overwhelm when you’re in a busy HR role.Please note: All links to books within these show notes are affiliate links, which means Fay will receive a small commission from Amazon (at no cost to you) if you make a purchase through any of them.Key Points From This Episode[01:50] Fay takes a moment to say thank you for the reviews and for helping HR Coffee Time get to number 7 in the Apple Podcast Careers chart[02:45] Fay shares her first tip – unsubscribing for those emails you never read[04:39] Second tip – filtering your emails by sender or dateFay recommends How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do by Graham Allcott[06:43] Tip three – try not to use your inbox as a to-do listComplete emails that will take 2 minutes to action straight awayAllow yourself to have 3 main folders only; ‘action’, ‘read’ and ‘waiting’[09:04] Tip four – ensure you are setting up auto-replies with useful informationFay refers to episode 43 - The one thing that will boost your resilience throughout your HR career, with Tom Cleary[13:02] Fay recommends reading The Future of Time: How ‘re-working’ time can help you boost productivity, diversity and well-being by Helen BeedhamFay refers to episode 65 - Practical strategies that empower women to succeed in leadership roles, with Carla Miller[14:27] Tip number five – make the most of your email footer[16:11] Tip number six – make sure your emails are only being sent during core work hours[19:02] Tip number seven – only check your emails at certain points each dayUseful Links Connect with Fay on LinkedInThe Bright Sky Career Coaching websiteVideo: how to rate & review HR Coffee Time on Apple PodcastsThe Essential HR PlannerRate and Review the PodcastIf you found this episode of HR Coffee Time helpful, please do rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.If you're kind enough to leave a review, please do let Fay know so she can say thank you. You can always reach her at: [email protected] This Episode? Don't Miss the Next One!Be notified each time a new episode of HR Coffee Time is released and get access to other free career tips, tools and resources by signing up to receive the free weekly HR Coffee Time email.Mentioned in this episode:Free Strategic HR SprintJoin the free Strategic HR Sprint and set yourself up for strategic success. 5 easy-to-implement ideas delivered to your inbox across 5 days. The Strategic HR SprintKara Connect - Help When It's Needed MostMenopause, grief, ADHD, relationship breakdown... Every day, employees dealing with these situations are turned away by their EAP because they didn't qualify for counselling. When someone finally asks for help, they deserve better. Visit Kara Connect, where no employee is ever turned away. Kara Connect