Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Says Emails ‘Feel Like Work’, Explains Why He Prefers Texting Employees
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he writes just one email a week, if that—because it 'feels like work' and is ‘inferior’ to just texting his staff
Most bosses drown in their inbox. Airbnb's CEO Brian Chesky can barely remember the last email he wrote. “I don’t know if I write an email a week.”
While most executives are drowning in emails and getting up at 5 a.m. to clear their emails, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has a hard time remembering the last time he wrote a letter to someone himself. He says that in today's working world, everyone should open their inboxes less.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Reveals Why He Hates Emails as Debate Over After-Hours Work Divides Employees
Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky has revealed that he rarely writes emails, arguing that the traditional workplace communication tool is less effective than alternatives such as text messages, video calls and face-to-face conversations. Unlike executives who start their days early to clear overflowing inboxes, Chesky says he struggles to remember the last time he personally […]
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he writes just one email a week, if that—because it ‘feels like work’ and is ‘inferior’ to just texting his staff
Most bosses drown in their inbox—waking up at 5 a.m. to get a head start on the never-ending stream of messages. But Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky can barely remember the last email he wrote. And he thinks everyone in the working world should use their inboxes a little less. Or as he put it, “not very…
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