How to write an email with military precision

[daftandbarmy]

First time I’ve seen anything like this in HBR:


In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. During my active duty service, I learned how to structure emails to maximize a mission’s chances for success. Since returning from duty, I have applied these lessons to emails that I write for my corporate job, and my missives have consequently become crisper and cleaner, eliciting quicker and higher-quality responses from colleagues and clients. Here are three of the main tips I learned on how to format your emails with military precision:

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-write-email-with-military-precision

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Linked documents in e-mails are often missed or the links die. I was a packrat and kept a lot of emails with useful docs in folders in my Outlook. Once people know your the electronic packrat, they often come to you looking for information on events that happened years ago and it helps to be able to provide the supporting documents.

 

[dapaterson]

Linked documents in e-mails are often missed or the links die. I was a packrat and kept a lot of emails with useful docs in folders in my Outlook. Once people know your the electronic packrat, they often come to you looking for information on events that happened years ago and it helps to be able to provide the supporting documents.

What part of "plausible deniability" do you not understand?

 

[TCM621]

Linked documents in e-mails are often missed or the links die. I was a packrat and kept a lot of emails with useful docs in folders in my Outlook. Once people know your the electronic packrat, they often come to you looking for information on events that happened years ago and it helps to be able to provide the supporting documents.

I'm the same way. I keep virtually every email I get because having a 6 month old email available has saved my bacon more than once.