title: Communicating in organizations, Part IV: E-mails and one-on-one meetings.
abstract: E-mail messages and face-to-face meetings both are important methods of communication, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Conducting informal one-on-one meetings well is important to the success of a leader or manager. However, the follower can also do many things to optimize the success of a one-on-one discussion with his superior.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. harolds112@cox.net
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harolds
mesh_terms: D000786:Anger; D034742:Electronic Mail; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009938:Organizations