EMAILS
Email Inbox –at least once per day should have no emails in it , inbox zero
the inbox is the action box – we don’t leave old emails in there , just delete them once done , (you can find them from the deleted file if required )
Check email in batches say every 3 hours – you don’t have to answer immediately
If you have email ,either
ACTION AND COMPLETE –it if can be done in less than 3 mins
DELETE IT –If its jsut FYI and no task action required after reading
IF ACTION REQUIRED BUT YOU CANT DO IT NOW - COPY DETAILS INTO TASK IN ZENDESK AND SET DUE DATES/PRIORITIES – so all work to do is in one spot
ZENDESK
All tickets BEFORE you start work on them have due dates and priorities
@ start of day – look at tickets to be done for that date – adjust –re prioritize as required
Start from the most urgent tickets and then just work thru , start and finish the ticket in one batch ideally ,
Set regular tasks that you have to perform will show as tickets in zendesk ( this is done via google calender)
do x amount of tickets then have a break , check emails , re prioritize ( sharpen the axe )
Then repeat