By Steve Ranger
Published: Monday 13 August 2007
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Name
Chris Stevens
Location
London
Occupation
Consultant
Comment
No change from the old days. In the 1970's I had a boss who used to let letters etc accumulate in his in-tray. When the pile got too high he would take the bottom two thirds and dump them in a filing cabinet. Every 6 months he'd chuck out the mail from his filing cabinet.
He explained his reasoning to me. "If it is genuinely urgent I'll deal with it straight away. If not I'll wait until someone chases me about the letter when they think it is urgent."
He had a good reputation in the organisation for efficiency.
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