Do you ever wish you had more control over the piles of paper on your desk? Every piece of paper or equipment left lying around is a symptom of a decision not made or an action not completed. Trust me, I know how overwhelming that can be! It’s easier to shift a moving object than a stationary one, [...]
Is your desk swamped with piles of paper that you are currently working on but don’t want to file in case they are forgotten it? Problem is – the piles get bigger and bigger and you’re liable to forget things anyway. There are a number of options to beat this desk-top chaos – let’s [...]
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You don’t realise it yet, but in the next 2 minutes you’re going to learn how to set up your drawers so you can increase effectiveness and make a huge difference to your productivity. The most common configuration of office drawers is to have one or two drawers and a file drawer. This can work well. If [...]
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Does the set up of your office maximise productivity and effectiveness? We all know the obvious storage solutions for most offices includes desks, shelves, bookshelves, cupboards and filing cabinets – but there are a few things to watch out for, and some traps for unwary players. 3 key principles to get you started are: Place [...]
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Are you struggling to keep the clutter under control? If your desk is dominated by towers of teetering papers, if there are unnecessary objects lying around taking up space, hundreds (if not thousands) of emails left unattended in your inbox, and you hate people seeing your office environment, you’re probably fighting a paper war. Ever noticed how your stress [...]
For your next 6 blog posts we’ll look at 6 short, easy-to-follow tips that might help you if you’ve got an Email Beast crowding your mind (and your Inbox!). When email was introduced to the workplace it was intended to help us work more effectively, but the reality is that it’s taken over many of [...]
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When I began writing ‘About Time For Teaching- Time-saving tips to make teaching and administrative load easier’ I asked for contribution from educators. From South Africa, Australia and New Zealand came a common theme – tidy as you go. ‘Put things away in the right place. You won’t waste time looking for stuff and falling [...]
I recently enjoyed ‘Loops: The Seven Keys To Small Business Success‘ by Mike Chaet and Steve Lundin. Since then I’ve been fascinated to notice how often the term ‘closing the loops’ has showed up in my orbit. Think about how you feel when you’ve lots of unfinished projects hanging around. For ‘unfinished’ read ‘unclosed loop’. [...]
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