Assignment task: Which organizational plan is the most effective and why?
1.) Option B because it takes an indirect approach, building the relationship, introducing reasons, stating the main idea, and closing with next steps.
2.) Option A because it takes a clear and direct approach, placing all the reasoning first and then introducing the policy change.
3.) Option A because it takes a direct approach, placing the main idea first, following with reasons, and ending with a friendly closing.
You need to inform your employees that the procedure for recording overtime hours has changed. Instead of recording overtime on the clipboard by the water cooler, employees will now be logging overtime hours on a Google Docs spreadsheet.
Option A: I. Overtime reporting procedures have changed II. Reasons for using Google Docs a. Ease b. Convenience III. Friendly closing with link to shared Google Docs
Option B: I. Thank employees for continued loyalty II. Discussion of old system III. Benefits of Google Docs system a. Ease b. Convenience IV. Overtime reporting procedures have changed