100 CEOs and top execs told us their email hacks — here are the top 7
Business Insider analyzed 100 interviews with CEOs and founders to identify common email management strategies. Key habits include prioritizing tasks before checking inboxes, using AI tools, and establishing firm boundaries to prevent email from becoming a distraction.
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These productivity insights offer practical strategies for professionals looking to optimize their workflow and maintain focus in an increasingly digital work environment.
Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI We analyzed 100 Power Hours interviews to find the email habits CEOs and founders use to stay focused. Most of them use time blocks, short replies, AI tools, delegation, and firm after-hours cutoffs. Mark Cuban, who receives hundreds of emails a day, doesn't avoid email — he makes it work for him. Email is a necessary part of most workdays, but for a busy CEO or founder, it can also become a major distraction. That's a theme we've heard repeatedly in interviews for Power Hours , Business Insider's series about how CEOs, founders, investors, and public figures spend their days. Some of the people we've talked to wake up to hundreds of messages and tackle them right away. Others avoid email for part of the day or have systems to decide what actually needs their attention.
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