RAFT – getting neat and tidy
Saw a great tip on a show called Neat last night. It was called R.A.F.T.
- Read
- Action
- File
- Toss
The gist was that any bit of paperwork (or email in after thought) fits into one of these categories. You simply sort your stuff and if you’re like me you will probably end up working on the big pile, “Action”. I think it might have a use in transaction and task handling in Saasu
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Another variation on RAFT is the 4Ds
Dump It
Delegate It
Decide When
Do It
Dump It should be 50% or more of the time if you have clear goals in life or business or both.
Delegate it was obviously for managers in days-gone-by but now-days just as often means ‘refer to a colleague’ who is selected because they are better qualified to do it anyway.
Notice the subtle test that gets applied between 1 and 2 – it must be worth doing…
Decide when means it is worthy of more time or more thought but in principle is should be done. That is often the really valuable stuff.
Do it means is is important and urgent or brief so do it now.
Cheers, Peter.
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