Are Your Emails Ruining Your Reputation?

World War II veterans heard the warning “Loose lips sink ships.” Today’s corollary is that loose lips and lengthy clips may limit risks with the SEC regarding disclosures about finances. But wordy emails will drive your coworkers nuts.

Wordy emails, reports, and proposals say many things about the author—most unflattering:

Timid: The inexperienced repeat themselves several times in different ways just to make sure they’ve made their point. You may have noticed this same habit with beginnin...