THE ORGANIZED EXECUTIVE

by Stephanie Winston ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 24, 1983

Another businesslike manual, keyed to executive efficiency and all-round office productivity, from the author of Getting Organized (1978). Winston systematically covers management of paperwork, time, and people--proposing systems, or formulas, for handling chronic problem areas (like her Toss/Refer/Act/File technique for disposing of the daily mail). Her pointers, however, are impressively commonsensical. Periodicals piling up? ""What would happen if I didn't get it? . . . Would I be willing to pay for the subscription myself?"" They are also impressively unconcerned with making an impression. ""If minor changes or corrections are necessary on a cleanly typed letter, make them by hand whenever possible rather than have [your secretary] retype the letter."" Whether or not because she's a woman (despite being a woman, some might say), Winston would rate cheers from working women's champions Cassedy & Nussbaum (cf. 9 to 5, p. 1030); under making your secretary your partner, she counsels freeing-up her time. ""For at least an hour a day, arrange to have a receptionist or other clerical staffer take the telephone--or, if necessary, take calls yourself."" (She also attends directly to common secretarial grievances.) Efficiency, in sum, is a matter of finding ""your optimum work style"" and working advantageously with others. The ordinary muddle-througher might have found Winston's previous book daunting; execs should find this one human.

Pub Date: Oct. 24, 1983

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Publisher: Norton

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1983

Categories: NONFICTION