Business success can come from better organization and ensure better workplace productivity. This month, I’ve called on Sean Simpson, Communications Director of Express Employment Professionals, a large, national staffing company to provide organizing tips that work to help his company achieve success.

“There is a belief that organization equals efficiency, and it has the added benefit of being true,” Simpson says. “When you see a clean workspace, you can’t help but think that the worker is productive and gets their work done.” His company’s organizing tips include:

• Keep only essential, frequently-used items on your desk. Your computer, telephone, inbox, stapler, note pad, and other items of that nature can be considered as essential. If you regularly use a printer or fax, keep those within reach.
• Throw out old materials. Don’t hoard outdated information that you haven’t looked at in months. File or shred and discard these old materials to clear up space. Remember to double-check files, such as financial records, before you toss them. You need to keep some items for a longer time. For example, keep tax returns for seven years.
• Tidy up before you leave each day. Make sure things are orderly so you can get off to a fast start when you arrive the next morning. People are a little more reluctant to tackle daunting tasks, but tidying up every day will prevent messes from growing too large and overwhelming.

For more organizing tips that work, check out our Business Organizing section.  For hands-on office organizing and productivity consultations, contact Linda Chu at Out of Chaos.

 

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