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Email is one of our most popular collaboration tools,

or maybe I should just say most common.

The last time I heard someone say they loved email, it was the 90s.

But today, after 15 years of email overload, some companies are starting to limit it and some

are actually banning it outright.

So we're going to talk about that trend with David Burckis, professor at oral

Roberts University, host of the podcast Radio Free Leader, and author of the new book

Under New Management. David, thank you for talking with us.

Sarah, thank you so much for having me.

So tell us a little bit about these companies that are starting to restrict email use.

Are these like trendy Silicon Valley startups?

So I actually expected that a little bit, but then if you think about it, the idea of a tech company banning email doesn't really make much sense, right?

Because supposedly they should be all forward, etc.

The most common ones I've seen are actually automotive companies and

automotive companies in Europe.

And then there's one actually there is a French-based technology

company that went all the way out to banning it entirely.

But again that seems counterintuitive me.

You would think the high technology

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