Most of my career I considered myself an effective email communicator. That is until I had a conversation with one of the vice presidents within my company that made me rethink everything. She was the kind of person who was always on the go, so when I didn't get a response to an important email I stopped by her office and asked if she received my message. She explained she usually only reads the first 2-3 lines of any email. So if you need a response or anything else from her

I was recently reminiscing about my teenage years when I would order 12 CDs for a penny from Columbia House by dropping a postcard in the mail. I could hardly wait to get my hands on those new CDs, and after six to eight long weeks of waiting they were finally delivered to my front door. Flash-forward to the current day when I used the Amazon app on my phone to buy diapers. And thanks to my Amazon Prime membership, they were delivered to my front door . . . in about six hours