[Work Etiquette -Heisei Era Edition-] Tips for Improving Productivity: Speed → "Decide"
Back when I was working at a company, I used to give talks to new and mid-career employees. I will be uploading the sheets I used for those talks at a pace of one per day.
Since these have the vibe of the "Heisei era," the content is a bit of a "relic of the past" that might not match today's times, but I'm posting them as a way to practice using note.
I used these sheets in various themes and contexts.
In this section, regarding the concept of "speed," I comment on "speed" as a concept, specifically
• "Indecisive discussions" as a way of wasting time.-
Looking back now, among the "four types of 'deciding'," the one we should consciously focus on is
• "Deciding" that there is "no need to decide". → I often hear people
criticize "meetings where nothing is decided", but just because you held a meeting doesn't mean you must always decide on its merits or suitability. Among the agenda items, there are some that don't need to be decided at all (things that don't even warrant a discussion). → Trying to reach some kind of conclusion on those is nonsense (meaningless). → "There is no need to decide" is also a type of "conclusion."
When you filter out "things that don't need to be decided," you no longer need to worry about those issues (tasks) from that point on.
→ In other words, that time is saved.-
Among various agenda items and tasks, there are some that
fall far behind in terms of "urgency" or "importance." → If you discuss everything, including those, indiscriminately (or to put it crudely, "mixing apples and oranges"), you will end up wasting effort.
Of course, when it comes to meetings (discussions), the most desirable way to proceed
is to • Filter out things that "don't need to be decided" in advance so they aren't even on the agenda.
→ However, there are times when it is effective to intentionally put them on the agenda and
• Confirm by consensus of the participants that there is "no need to decide." → This is where the
"skill of the meeting (discussion) organizer"
is tested.
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