How to Get More Organized at Work

Why is it Important?

Do you like unpleasant surprises at work or home? No one does, but many people live with them daily and come to work, wondering what else could go wrong. If you want to avoid unpleasant surprises and keep the law, the IRS, clients, and employees on your right side, then it is important to stay organized and manage your work correctly.

Being organized at work ensures that all your activities are planned and synchronized. Your entire business marches to the same drumbeat, and you can plan for and anticipate events well in time. Being organized also ensures that you can manage your resources correctly, and your projects do not need any last-minute quick fixes to work.

Employees feel good about working in a well-organized environment. They can plan their work and will be able to meet any commitments you may require. The personal lives of people working in an organized business are better managed because they can predict their availability more accurately. This leads to a well-run business and happier clients and employees.

Quotes from Successful People

·      “Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” — A. A. Milne

·      “A woman with organizing skills can run a construction company without ever picking up a hammer and nail.” — Warren Farrell

·      “Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter.” — D.H. Mondfleur

·      “For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned.” — Benjamin Franklin

·      “One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.” — John Wanamaker

10 Great Tips

1.     Have daily task lists for your professional matters and a weekly master list for whatever you need to do during the week.

2.     Delegate less important tasks to people who can do that for you.

3.     Set up a filing system and don’t collect all the documents on your desk. Have a clean desk.

4.     Reduce distractions, such as social networks, texts, and mobile applications’ notifications.

5.     Stay away from multitasking and doing different things at the same time.

6.     Take breaks and refresh your mind and body.

7.     Use technology effectively. There are many online tools and mobile applications that help you get more organized.

8.     Organize your computer and remove useless icons and materials from your desktop.

9.     Split large tasks into smaller ones.

10.  Check out your office every three months and throw away useless documents and materials.

Tools and Resources

1.     Trip it https://www.tripit.com - Organize your trips effectively and efficiently with this great app.

2.     Unrool.me https://unroll.me/ - Clean your email box and unsubscribe from whatever you do not want easily.

3.     Sprout Social - https://sproutsocial.com/ - Keep track of the social media accounts associated with your business. Get rich reports on how effective your interactions are and whether or not you are successful in reaching your audience.

4.     TimeCamp - https://www.timecamp.com - Use TimeCamp to keep track of your projects, manage invoices, and stay organized and in control of all your projects. The user interface is easy to use, and you spend very little time to get used to the solution and improve your efficiency.

5.     Forecast - https://www.forecast.app/ - A combined project management and resource management tool that will help you organize your work better and cut down inefficiencies. An ideal tool to ensure seamless collaboration. 

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