[One Sip of a Book] People Who Work Well Think in One Page

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In recent years, books related to work and career have emphasized 'conciseness,' 'simplicity,' and 'clarity.' Reports should be as brief as possible, and speech should compress the message as much as possible. Lengthy reports, redundant and verbose presentations, and multiple ppt slides are evaluated not as hard work but as inefficient. The author, who has worked at large corporations, multinational companies, and social media firms before finally starting their own business, says that the business combat power that led their career to success all originated from the '1-page thinking method.'

At P&G, there is a culture of summarizing proposals or internal memos on a single sheet of paper?the '1-page'?and discussing while referring to that memo. Using this method, necessary information is neatly organized, enabling high-quality discussions and decisions. This 1-page document serves multiple functions. First, by organizing and preparing on one sheet of paper, thinking is naturally refined in a structured way. Also, it allows one to view the entire business and assess the situation. It involves figuring out what I need to do, what information is necessary from the approver's perspective, and the order in which things should proceed?extracting the wisdom needed for operations. - p.6, from "Introduction: People Who Work Well Think, Organize, and Execute on One Page"

So, I decided to reconstruct P&G's habit of summarizing internal memos on one page into my own style. If I create materials summarizing discussion points on one page and use them in meetings, wouldn't it align the perspectives of team members from various departments and lead to constructive discussions? Also, wouldn't it clearly convey the message "This is what I want to do," effectively draw active participation from team members of other departments, and push projects forward? As a result, I eventually stopped fearing meetings attended by veterans from multiple departments. - p.24, from "PART 1. What is 1-Page Thinking to Become a Person Who Works Well?"

What I focus on especially is imagining the other person in detail. I don't just say what I want to say and finish; I thoroughly imagine how the other person feels, what they think, and what reactions they might show during the discussion while creating the 1-page document. I call this 'imagining the other person as if in a real situation.' - p.39, from "PART 1. What is 1-Page Thinking to Become a Person Who Works Well?"

People Who Work Well Think on One Page | Written by Hasegawa Shin | Translated by Jo Sa-yeon | Hans Media | 216 pages | 17,000 KRW