It's very easy for you to quickly type a short E-mail letting everyone at work know that you're selling your son's trash bags for the football team, or your daughter's cookies for scouts, and make a low-pressure, "They're here if you want them", sales pitch to everyone at once.
But, a recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board may have the unintended effect of making it forbidden for you to use your company's E-mail system for messages about personal solicitations like that.
It's not that the NLRB is anti-Band Candy. The ruling dealt with an E-mail about a union. But it could, in the future, be broadened to apply to any and all other solicitations, too.
Two things can help protect you here: one, check with your company's HR people to see if there are any restrictions BEFORE you send your message; and two, as you learn in your Break Through the Clutter Communication Seminar, use Brevity and Necessity as your guides on all E-mail. Send only what is needed, when it is needed. Instead of adding to coworkers' In Box clutter, walk around and make a more personal appeal to your potential customers. It's much more effective communication, and it will keep you from violating an E-mail policy that's going to be wide open to interpretation.
Call or E-mail today to schedule a "Break Through the Clutter" Communication Seminar for your group or business, 913-631-2985, bkthrucomm@aol.com.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
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