Ik ben dol op lijstjes. Bij mij thuis, in mijn agenda, op mijn moodboards vind je ze echt in allerlei soorten; to-do-lijstjes, afspraken-lijstjes, deze-plekken-op-de-wereld-moet-ik-zien-lijstjes, bucket-listst, fotografie-concepten-lijstjes en ga zo maar door.. Tijdens één van mijn vele pogingen om het internet uit te spelen, stuitte ik op deze erg leuke to-do-lijst die je gewoon hier kunt uitprinten.
Wistjedatje: Misschien is het je nog niet opgevallen, maar de meeste to-do-lists bevatten 6 regels per dag. En daar zit natuurlijk een verhaal achter. Wil je weten waarom er zo'n list of six is, lees dan snel verder.
The story of Ive Lee and Bethlehem Steel:
‘Around 100 years ago, Charles Schwab, president of Bethlehem Steel, wanted to increase his own efficiency, and of the management team at the steel company. Ivy Lee, a well-known efficiency expert of the time, approached Mr. Schwab, and made a proposition Charles Schwab could not refuse:
Ivy Lee: “I can increase your people’s efficiency – and your sales – if you will allow me to spend fifteen minutes with each of your executives.”
Charles Schwab: “How much will it cost me?”
Ivy Lee: “Nothing, unless it works. After three months, you can send me a check for whatever you feel it’s worth to you.”
Charles Schwab: “It’s a deal.”
The following day, Ivy Lee met with Charles Schwab’s management executives, spending only ten minutes with each in order to tell them:
Ivy Lee: “I want you to promise me that for the next ninety days, before leaving your office at the end of the day, you will make a list of the six most important things you have to do the next day and number them in their order of importance.”
Astonished Executives: “That’s it?”
Ivy Lee: “That’s it. Scratch off each item after finishing it, and go on to the next one on your list. If something doesn’t get done, put it on the following day’s list.”
“Each Bethlehem executive consented to follow Lee’s instructions. Three months later, Schwab studied the results and was so pleased that he sent Lee a check for $25,000. At the time, the average worker in the US was being paid $2 per day.’
