Best Practices for Using Microsoft Outlook from a Sales Perspective

Archive for December, 2007


Feeling a Bit Overwhelmed By Your Inbox?

Adam Halpern of Soft Sell Training just sent me a great link to an NPR sound bite regarding how to better manage information overload from your inbox. The NPR link discusses some of my favorite tips and pet peeves so definitely check it out when you get a chance!


My Newest Web 2.0 Profile – Spock.com

My friend attorney Dan Krohn commented to me last week that I’m everywhere on the internet meaning I’ve got a lot of profiles on a lot of sites. So when I got an invitation from social media expert Erica O’Grady to connect on a new site called “Spock” I …


Arrow-Tip #13 Can Outlook Help Me Track Billable Hours?

Have you ever mistaken efficiency for laziness e.g. your spouse doesn’t close the cabinet while cooking in the kitchen – you think this is laziness, but your spouse knows that in about 15 seconds he/she is going to need to get something else out of the cabinet so it is …


How To Create a Billable Hours This Week View in the Outlook Calendar

From the Microsoft Outlook Calendar view menu bar select View/Arrange By/Current View/Define Views and the Custom View Organizer window will open.

Click the New button and the Create a New View window will open. type “Billable Hours This Week” in the Name of new view field and then make sure …