MAIL BONDING Be sure to send your CEO the right message

You know that sneaky trick favoured by certain colleagues – the one where they needlessly CC your boss into an email chain that just so happens to have a ‘Salt Bae’ meme in the original message? Well, there’s now a name for it: ego-mail. And, according to Cambridge University, more of us than ever are doing it. But this can be a high-risk strategy as, while it can curry favour with your manager (egomailers are seen as more ‘memorable’), in the eyes of your colleagues, it can make you about as trustworthy as someone who knowingly snaffles the last slice of a loaf. Looking to impress the boss, but not sideline your workmates? Forward emails highlighting all the hard graft you’ve put in that week. Because, hey, sometimes the occasional humble brag can go a long way.