Office organization is a vital part of increasing
your efficiency and getting more work done in less time. If you add up
all the time that's eaten up by looking for the stapler or finding the
right email address, you'll probably be shocked to see it add up to
hours every week - hours that could be spent more effectively promoting
your business or just plain getting your work done. Home office
organization is, if anything, even more important if only because there
are so many other drains on your time at home. If you just can't seem
to ever finish up all the tasks you need to get done, try a few of
these home office organization tips and see what a difference a little
bit of organization makes.
Office Organization Tips:
1. Arrange your home office so that everything you need is within reach.
Take
quick stock of all the equipment and supplies that you use many times a
day - and don't forget things like the wastepaper basket. Put the
wastebasket next to your desk and the printer within arm's reach of
your chair. Keep a supply of printer paper and ink on a shelf behind
you so you don't have to leave the office to get it - and can easily
see when you're running low.
2. Strip your desktop to the bare essentials.
A
cluttered desktop is an invitation to the gremlins that hide your most
important papers. Your second step in getting organized - the first was
re-arranging your home office - is to get everything off your desk
except those things that you use every day. Those things include your
computer, telephone, in-out mail bins and your current project.
Everything else should have another home - and should be returned to it
as soon as you're done using it.
3. Use drawer organizers to get your drawers neat and easy to use.
You
should have a supply drawer for pens, pencils, paper clips, stamps and
anything else that you use regularly. A drawer bin or organizer will
help you keep those drawers organized so that you can easily find what
you need within seconds.
4. File your papers the first time you handle them.
Don't
let things collect on your desk. Decide where they go the first time
you handle them. There should be three options - a project file, the
outbox or the round file.
5. End each day by putting away.
At
the end of the day, put away everything on your desk so that you come
in to a clean desk in the morning. It will make it easy to stay
organized, and to start work with a fresh perspective.
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