I read this advice as more from a perspective of the person who emails someone inbox-unorganized.
So if person A is unorganized with their emails and I need or want something from them I'd better followup (for my own sake, to get the message across no matter the org skills of person A).
I think it's a bit cultural though. My grandmother would say that if someone didn't reply to her, call her back, etc. then it is "pushy" to ping them again and it's good manners not to. I'm Polish, she was Polish. I think the level of acceptable "pushyness" raised between her and my generation and I'd be OK being more aggressive.
So if person A is unorganized with their emails and I need or want something from them I'd better followup (for my own sake, to get the message across no matter the org skills of person A).
I think it's a bit cultural though. My grandmother would say that if someone didn't reply to her, call her back, etc. then it is "pushy" to ping them again and it's good manners not to. I'm Polish, she was Polish. I think the level of acceptable "pushyness" raised between her and my generation and I'd be OK being more aggressive.