We know what items are necessary in our office; desk, file cabinet, computer and telephone.
BUT..efficiency depends you have your office set up. Here are some questions to consider when setting up your office for maximum results:
Be polite but firm about what you can and cannot do. Saying “no” is not always a bad thing. We say “yes” to others because we want to please them. But when we can’t continue, we let them down and we feel guilty. Both parties suffer.
It’s easy to stop getting “junk mail.” Here are the resources you need to get off mailing lists.
When you are deciding what to let go of and what to keep in physical form, ask yourself “What is the worst possible thing that would happen if I no longer had this item?”
Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen, authors of YOU: on a Diet, claim that visual clutter slows down the brain
Make sure your desk is clean and uncluttered so that you can focus on your work. A couple of areas to check:
The OutTwit add-on for Outlook allows you to both send and receive messages directly from in inbox. It’s simple to send messages…just type and hit the enter key.
Tuesday Tip: Tip for having phone numbers available.
To avoid re-creating the same document over and over again (ie newsletters, business letters, memos, faxes, needs assessments, etc.), you can easily create a template. This way, you are able to edit the document and save it as a new file, but the original file remains untouched. . . . .
Maximum capacity 80%! When storing files, remember that when files are tightly packed, they are difficult to access . . .
