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Years ago, Jeff Bezos started an interesting practice at Amazon. Before meeting to discuss a new product or idea, Bezos would arrange for an executive to write a narratively structured six-page memo.

It may seem as if a memo – which is short for 'memorandum' – is a document you can dash off quickly without giving it too much thought. But while memos are by nature brief (no more than two pages), ...

As I near the end of my Air Force career and continue the job search, I am applying for a job that asks for a writing sample. I intend to use a memo I wrote for a case that is pending that I have been ...