tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post8206255122223956364..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: A Connectivity HolidayJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-61100116496175397132008-08-25T19:13:00.000-07:002008-08-25T19:13:00.000-07:00Reading this entry, leads me to believe I don't se...Reading this entry, leads me to believe I don't send you nearly enough email! You’re fortunate to have an open minded staff that is willing to consult numerous sources on important decisions. Glad you had a great vacation and returned safely. <BR/><BR/>Your favorite vendorbcoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095081431644893176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-22819974020808643892008-08-25T17:44:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:44:00.000-07:00This is great!!! I recently went out of the countr...This is great!!! I recently went out of the country and left it all at home (laptop, cell, PDA). It truly was liberating. I recently put my outlook email on a 5 minute send delay. I found that I went back and checked several emails and evaluated if I really need to send it. I have reduced my outgoing email drasticaly.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683491759183849064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-70843246716876912482008-08-25T08:10:00.000-07:002008-08-25T08:10:00.000-07:00As a former (as of Friday!) technology rep, I symp...As a former (as of Friday!) technology rep, I sympathize with the amount of email and voice traffic that you have to deal with from Vendors. <BR/><BR/>(You were never in my patch, FWIW.)<BR/><BR/>In most cases, bus dev reps have minimum weekly 'touch' quotas to fill, while more 'sophisticated' account reps have sales pipelines to deal with; the hope being that they are less intrusive and more value-add. Of course, that's entirely theoretical at times and depends on who you're dealing with. :-\<BR/><BR/>Both sets of individuals unfortunately contribute a huge amount of unsolicited contact, and there is no real answer to the problem other than dead-end email and voice-mail boxes. <BR/><BR/>That being said, it's a fine line between Vendor Management and Vendor Abuse.<BR/><BR/>Ah well, off to find the next gig! ;-) Ciao.Mark Turukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265266406491234778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-84286910233764563222008-08-25T06:27:00.000-07:002008-08-25T06:27:00.000-07:00Tim Ferriss came to a similar conclusion post vaca...Tim Ferriss came to a similar conclusion post vacation and ended up writing a productivity book about it, The 4-hour Workweek. His insights have changed the email practices of many organizations, small to big. <BR/><BR/>Considering what a time-suck email can be, your personal discovery could help employees save a lot of time in their daily routines.AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815706019266888982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-3102384041662167292008-08-25T04:53:00.000-07:002008-08-25T04:53:00.000-07:00Wow. Is all I can say. I know when I am away on ...Wow. Is all I can say. I know when I am away on vacation (Took one this past July in Florida.) I was like you....I got to my destination called my parents and said I'm here I'll talk to you in a week. And then distanced myself from electronic device except my IPOD for when I was sitting by the pool. Its good to just unplug from technology and actually have to talk to people face to face.Stu Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757982408694041281noreply@blogger.com