Ring him. I only reply to emails of people more senior than me or who can make my life in some way difficult. The important stuff gets ecalated sooner or later, or more likely dropped or done by someone else.
Have you got $17.3 (seventeen point three) million dollars sitting in an account belong to a childless oil executive who unfortunately died and which you need a friend in god recommend by a mutual acquaintance to claim?
to answer the OP - I like to motivate known offenders by using the structure 'If I don't hear from you I'll assume it's ok to fire ahead and [sack your team / cut your pay/ land you with this task]. Best, Ronald.'
If he is near you, grab the back of his head and smash his forehead, repetitively, on his keyboard... hard... if you don't split his forehead, you haven't done this hard enough. Bonus points if you break his front teeth.
Naturally this should be done in beat with you screaming "now. read. your. fvcking. emails".
It may be worth it for you to travel to his office to do this if he is further away.
'FOR ACTION' in the header. Or use a false flag subject header like: 'Free champagne' or whatever their penchant is....followed up by 'now that' I've got your attention...' in the body of the email.
Failing that, corner them by the water cooler and command them to read it!
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send a whatsapp
"hey there, just wanted to check you'd read my email ;)"
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yeah I've done that. double tick, but not blue.
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I even did a "XXX"
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He's just not that into you
That or his wife is around and he can't risk replying right now
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it was a business e-mail!
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this chap needs to get a divorce stat tho
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Ring him. I only reply to emails of people more senior than me or who can make my life in some way difficult. The important stuff gets ecalated sooner or later, or more likely dropped or done by someone else.
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You put XXX on a business email?
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it's to my colleague. he needs to reply as it will have a positive financial impact on his life.
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Then it's his problem if he doesn't, no?
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Is it about manifesting something?
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Or bitcoin?
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heheh no, it is work.
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Have you got $17.3 (seventeen point three) million dollars sitting in an account belong to a childless oil executive who unfortunately died and which you need a friend in god recommend by a mutual acquaintance to claim?
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Use speaking
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If he's in your office, print out the emails you've sent him, make them into paper aeroplanes and chuck them at his head.
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to answer the OP - I like to motivate known offenders by using the structure 'If I don't hear from you I'll assume it's ok to fire ahead and [sack your team / cut your pay/ land you with this task]. Best, Ronald.'
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If he is near you, grab the back of his head and smash his forehead, repetitively, on his keyboard... hard... if you don't split his forehead, you haven't done this hard enough. Bonus points if you break his front teeth.
Naturally this should be done in beat with you screaming "now. read. your. fvcking. emails".
It may be worth it for you to travel to his office to do this if he is further away.
HTH
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he is WFH, Anna.
Can't do that, Ronald. I need to motivate him to do stuff.
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I am frankly appalled at the current state of rof that we are nearly 30 posts in and that no one has suggested a boob shot
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my method would motivate him Judy... we're both Aries... you know it makes sense...
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Oh I like Lady Penelope's method.
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'FOR ACTION' in the header. Or use a false flag subject header like: 'Free champagne' or whatever their penchant is....followed up by 'now that' I've got your attention...' in the body of the email.
Failing that, corner them by the water cooler and command them to read it!
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