Your in-tray is a holding pattern

[quantumgardener]

I have just introduced the in-tray clearing process to my team. One of the participants offered "Your in-tray is like a holding pattern". How appropriate given the runway -> 50,000 ft analogy for review.

What happens to a plane left too long in a holding pattern?

The same goes for things left in your in-tray.

David

 

[dschaffner]

So to push the analogy to the breaking point, emergency in-tray scanning is like mid-air refueling

- Don

 

[vatark]

So to push the analogy to the breaking point, emergency in-tray scanning is like mid-air refueling

- Don

I think it would be more like putting the aircraft back on course, after wandering off course.

 

[Brent]

Excellent analogy! Thanks, I'll try to remember that.

 

[JohnV474]

good idea

I've written that down on my Next Actions sheet to help implement the analogy

thanks
JohnV474