If there’s one key communication lesson we learn from politicians and corporate professionals who end up in court, it’s this: What not to include in email. Recall all the extracted text messages and emails that have scrolled across the screen on network news.
Emails containing offensive remarks that appear on company equipment or servers make both the organization and you personally liable. Personal liability for email misuse involves misstatements, slander, defamation, harassment, and the like.
Your never-say-this list should match the following checklist of no-no’s: