Email organization.

So, Many. Emails! It can get ridiculous - emails coming in all day while we are in meetings and trying to do other work. How do you keep things organized and straight so that you aren’t drowning in email?!

How many emails do you get per day? It can be an alarming number. Add getting so many emails on top of a day spent in meetings, and it can get ugly fast.

I have a few things that have helped me stay organized in my inbox. Tell me what additional tips you have in the comments. We can use this post as a help to everyone on how to tackle email.

• I keep folders of big areas of focus: by project or initiative or any theme that makes sense based on my work at the time.

• After reading an email, if I don't have an action or if I take action right away and don't need follow-up, I file to the appropriate folder. If I need to do something as a result of the email, I keep it in my inbox as a bit of a watchlist for things that I need to be on top of or respond to once I complete an action.

• I keep my inbox settings in conversation mode, so that all related emails are under one heading and I can have them all organized together.

• I use conditional formatting for my boss and my team. This way, I can immediately know who is sending and better plan my order of responses. I can prioritize responses to my "first team": or those at work who are most important to me and my deliverables … a concept from '5 Dysfunctions of a Team'

What other email organization tips do you have?!