Comments on: Review: The Simplicity Survival Handbook http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Reagan Boone http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72899 Reagan Boone Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:19:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72899 This is a timely review/recommendation for me… I picked up a copy from Amazon just now.

The advice about keeping your emails below 110 words is particularly pertinent to developers. We tend to either overstate or oversimplify both project milestones/completions and potential problems.

]]> By: Anna http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72494 Anna Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:24:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72494 I love #11, but it got me in trouble at my last job. I’m a graphic designer, a huge part of which is communicating a message within the design. I’m always asking the “why” question because you can’t communicate a message unless you know what the message is, who it needs to be communicated to, and why they need to know what you’re telling them. My last boss got fed up with my questions and said I should just do the projects “because she said so.” I never really could make her understand that I needed this information to do my job, so I found a new job a few months later.

]]> By: MVP http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72462 MVP Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:00:59 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72462 I would LOVE to have a job where I could actually USE these suggestions. Unfortunately, I’m with silver – I’d likely get the boot. There’s usually no way to skip out on meetings, although they rarely accomplish anything, and God-forbid I delete an email that describes how exactly to send those TPS reports! Then I’d be forced to answer to several more emails and attend more meetings…

]]> By: silver http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72390 silver Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:34:34 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72390 That sounds more like a book on how to get fired. Delete the email if you don’t have a sense of urgency when you see the sender? I guess that explains why I would always have to copy a supervisor on the emails I sent to a former coworker in order to get a response from her. That’s right, former coworker, she was fired for skipping out on meeting the boss set up, not doing all the work assigned to her, and in general being a selfish employee.

]]> By: Suzie Cheel http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72257 Suzie Cheel Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:23:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72257 This is a fantastic review, I love the email suggestionsI also love the design of your site- great lettering.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72220 Barbara Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:31:21 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/16/review-the-simplicity-survival-handbook/#comment-72220 I like how this post cut to the chase. Thanks for a great review.

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