Tip #24: Find What Works for You
I know, this sounds like the cheesy catch-all avoidance tip. But it’s not.
The thing to keep in mind is that no matter how great a tip for getting organized is, it’s not great if it won’t work for you. I will never successfully use a Franklin […]
Tip #23: Learn How to Use Your Phone
People waste tons of time on the phone at the office. With a few tips, you can shave time off of your phone time and be more organized.
I don’t mean the basics - I mean the “extras.” Most phone plans - cell or landline - […]
Tip #22: Have a Web Presence
We all know that having a web presence can be good for promotion. But it can also be good for organization.
What?
Communications can be time consuming. Newsletters, press releases and the like are important but they can also eat up your time and money - and sometimes the […]
Tip #21: Use Client Codes
In our office, we assign each client or customer a number. Sometimes, it’s just a regular number, like 156 - sometimes, there’s a trailing number as well like 156.01. There is a method to our madness.
But what are the perks exactly?
For one, I don’t always do my own […]
Tip #20: Consider Colored Paper
Everyone uses colored folders - even me. But what about colored paper?
I’m not saying that your files have to be a giant rainbow - that’s distracting and who can remember all of your codes anyhow? But using colored paper to set important information apart can be smart.
In my […]
Tip #19: Buy a Shredder
Long before we moved into our building, our neighbors found an interesting pile of boxes outside on the curb, put out for the trash. They were patients’ medical records from the prior tenant, a doctor who had moved on.
My guess is that the doctor did what most businesses did: […]
I’m not old. But as the mother of three who runs her own business, sometimes I feel old. At at the end of a long day, my eyes are not functioning quite as well as they did first thing in the morning when I was bright eyed and bushy-tailed. It’s even worse […]
Tip #18: Hire an Accountant.
Nothing causes more folks to want to pull their hair out than doing their own finances. Whether it’s doing the monthly bookkeeping or finalizing payroll, managing your finances takes up a huge chunk of your time.
Yes, you could do it yourself. But remember that time value of money […]
Tip #17: Stop multi-tasking
Yep, you read that correctly. I think that you should stop multi-tasking. It’s a time waster, not a time saver.
You think you’re saving time when you’re on the phone, sending email and filing all at once but you’re not. You’re doing three things half way instead of one […]
Tip #16: Keep a Journal
I’m not talking about a diary a la Bridget Jones. You don’t have to keep track of your weight or how many cigarettes you’ve had. I’m talking about an ideas journal.
Writing down notes whenever the inspiration hits you is important. Writing those notes on hundreds of little […]
Kicking office chaos to the curb
Written by Jennifer Hofmann [email] for b5media.
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