After the euphoria and overindulgence of the holidays do you find yourself ready to start the New Year with a freshly organized office?
Experts suggest to aide in organization and de-clutter that you take the following steps.
- Set zones in your office for specific types of paperwork. For example, use one accordion file for all financials and another for correspondence.
- Identify your office areas that tend to have the most paper traffic. Amber at Lessor Limited implemented a great system for our trouble areas. She purchased baskets. We have wire organizers for paperwork and baskets for hand lotions, eyeglasses, tissues, etc… She has assigned everything a home that it is out of the way of useful space on the worktop.
- Re-evaluate what you’ve decided to keep. I am an e-mail hoarder. I have the welcome e-mail from opening an account in 1999. What good does it do to keep an e-mail for so long? Sure, its not sitting on the desk but its still taking room and making any searches overly confused.
For further tips, visit the fabulous Parent.co blog about tidying paper for some great tips. There is a wealth of information out there ready to help you become the most efficient business person you can be. If you’re looking to de-clutter your paper but the documents are too sensitive to simply toss away, check out First Stop Services for all of your shredding needs.
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