Email may now be a common method of communicating with stakeholders, but not everybody is doing it well. Jay McCormack explains how not to shoot yourself in the foot when using email. Email may now be a common method of communicating with stakeholders, but not everybody is doing it well. Jay McCormack explains how not to shoot yourself in the foot when using email. It’s 7.10pm on a Wednesday night, I’m on my way home in the train, and I’m typing this article into the body of an email message. I’ve just finished scanning my inbox and the moment I get home my laptop will automatically synchronise with my email…