Keeping it all Organized

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Keeping it all Organized

Organize and Run Your Business Smoothly Have you ever experienced running late for a meeting because you just can’t find the presentation you worked so hard on the previous night? This is one classic scenario that most of us have gone through at some point in our lives.   Perhaps this is a rare occurrence; or perhaps this has become commonplace already in our business that we just don’t care much about it anymore. However, the fastest way to lose business is to be this disorganized in the workplace. We can miss appointments, lose important files, lose track of how business is doing and basically keep running around trying to find things, instead of running the business with as little snag as possible.   Get Rid of Clutter Disasters The way to get organized is to start with the basics. Have a place for each item in your office or work area. Filing cabinets are great for keeping all important paperwork. Have a cabinet for each type of file such as common files and confidential files. Give access only to people who are authorized to view the files.   It might be a good idea to have a duplicate for very important files.   Put only necessary items on your desk. It would be hard to think with all that mess in front of you. Keep a date book for all your appointments – within sight and easy reach so you can check it regularly.   If you have people working with you at your workplace, encourage them to be organized as well. Have a designated area for lunch and coffee breaks to discourage everyone to eat at their work area.   Part of being organized is good grooming. Ask everyone to dress appropriately especially for meetings.   Reduce Stress - Organize Being disorganized is very stressful because you just don’t know where everything is particularly if you urgently need something. Moreover, seeing all that mess around you can already create stress vibes that can hamper your performance in the workplace.   Now, if you have a very important business meeting right in the office; you might be creating a negative first impression if your client sees things in disarray. How you run your office does reflect how you run your business.   There are a lot of ways that we can keep organized for our business other than the abovementioned. There are computer applications that we can use to monitor our day-to-day transactions, track appointments and even keep soft copies of our important files.   The thing to remember is to never procrastinate when it comes to organizing everything so we can run our business smoothly.

 

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