what are your work email etiquette pet peeves? I will give you a couple of mine... First, not spelling my name right when my name is clearly in the email address or you are replying directly to my email drives me crazy. Second, when the person responding clearly avoids some of your questions or concerns and kind of just glazes over the main ideas.... If you don't have any answer, just say so! I always think it is better to say "Let me work on this" than just avoiding key points.

Finally, my worst pet peeve is when people just don't respond to emails! How do you just ignore emails in a work environment?

Class, what are yours? As a manager, why are prompt and effective responses so important? What can you do to help your team communicate more effectively?