Friday, 11 September 2015

Trump principle: Handle paper once. Respond.

I like the samples of Trump's writing. The many examples on Google have this in common: Each time a piece of paper came across his desk, he made a decision how to get it off his desk in plain English. He didn't make copies or use a secretary.  If you read "Up the Organization" by Peter Townsend, you'll know his advice is to handle paper only once.  Assign it or do it but don't dither.



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  1. Dollops12 September 2015 at 12:17

    Then again, there's something to be said for Napoleon's attitude toward correspondence - ignore it for two weeks and if the problem hasn't evaporated, deal with it.

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  2. Frances12 September 2015 at 19:14

    Unfortunately, would not work for most of the paper that crosses my desk: unless I reference it and cross-reference it, and then file same (am certain The Donald has someone who does his filing), am certain my clients will have a problem when (and not if) CRA comes calling.

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