Email to the Gods

Using email to shame or coerce another. This is usually an email arriving from a colleague (which includes either true or false information), levelling accusations of blame, which are also copied on to bosses, directors, customers, suppliers, etc.

Email to the Gods was the first political game in cyberspace that we were able to isolate and describe succinctly enough to be able to prescribe a suitable antidote. We define it as using email to publicly shame or coerce another. It usually takes the form of an email arriving from a colleague, levelling ...

These are not very funny, they are very serious and cause lots of problems for people. If you want to find out how to protect yourself from this, and many others, you'll find this book provides extensive help, practical advice and lots of encouragement to influence with integrity and stop the damage!

21 Dirty Tricks at Work by Colin Gautrey and Mike Phipps and published by Capstone Wiley.