too cool for school
TIME just came out with a story on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. There were comparisons between the current Administration’s policies in the Middle East and the Marshall Plan along with other topics of such pseudo-uplifting nature. However, there was one particular part that really struck me:
Rice’s forward-leaning approach leaves little space for formalities. She doesn’t e-mail because it is impersonal and indelible, communicating mainly through person-to-person calls.
Impersonal or not, this is 2005. You can’t just completely ignore one of the most important communication mediums.
As far as indelible goes, perhaps she has a point there. With all of the recent exposed email leaks in Washington, it might be a good idea to avoid anything that may to come back to haunt you.