Negativity and anger are a very dangerous duo.  Mixing them with email can damage your reputation and job. As hard as it might be, you should never be negative on email.  Charlie explains how sending a “not so positive” email can lead to miscommunications and that picking up that phone can alleviate plenty of unnecessary harboring and festering over things.

Also on this episode of The Boardroom: “In the News with Michael Davis”, hear the practical tips and tools to deal successfully with toxic people, how the concept of “subtraction” can lead you to being more innovative and the Tim Ferriss’s “Not To-Do List” – the nine habits you should stop if you want to increase your productivity.

In this episode:

• Never Be Negative on Email (2:40 – 12:20)
• Innovation (Part 1 of 5) – Subtraction (12:30 – 24:41)
• How to Deal With Toxic People (26:21 – 31:15)
• “In The News with Michael Davis” (31:18 – 43:58)
• Tim Ferris’s “Not To-Do List” (46:09 – 57:36)

Resources:

The Not-To-Do List
Inc: How Successful People Handle Toxic People

Entrepreneur: 12 Ways Successful People Handle Toxic People

INC: 8 Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Deal with Toxic People
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