The Efficient Office

Get smart about filing!

Later quote by Monica Ricci.

How many times do you put an appointment in your calendar without the client’s phone number? Then, when it comes time for the call, you are digging to locate it.

A single two-second distraction could cost you 15 minutes of your day! When your concentration is interrupted, it takes up to 15 minutes to get your focus back.

Can making a commitment to better organizing your documents truly impact your bottom line? Does installing software to keep track of your contacts really matter that much? Does having a smooth billing process and clearing off your desk at the end of the day really make a difference? Statistics show that they do!

Let’s face it, life happens and the less we have to have egg on our face the better! If you build in fluff (or buffer) time into your days, small crises won’t ruin your schedule.

If you are feeling overwhelmed by all the mail you receive, here are some tips to help you sort it out.

Good paper management techniques mean less identity theft! So, it’s time to make that office more efficient.

The truth of the matter is that it’s those critical thinking tasks and attention to detail that truly make us truly indispensible in business and life not the number of strike-throughs on our task lists. Without focus, we never drive past the tasks to arrive at the critical thinking part of our work. Learn ways to start single-tasking to stay more focused and achieve more in business and in life.

If you estimate that a task is going to take you less than two minutes to accomplish, do it right now.