Clutter ControlWritten by Lorraine Pirihi
Remember when you charged into office that first day, all primed to make new year best ever. You made a New Year's Resolution that you would definitely get organised to start coming year with a bang! So what did you do? You cleaned out all clutter that had accumulated throughout past year and in some instances, past decade!And once you had completed this mammoth task, you felt fantastic. The office never looked so good. No more buckling bookcases, overflowing filing cabinets, wall to wall and desk to door piles of paper. You got off your butt and go clutter under control. In fact, your colleagues couldn't believe what they saw. The CEO walked in and thought he was in wrong office! Six Months Later Let's have a look at your office now … six months later. What does it look like? Have you maintained your clutter control? Is it out of sight or does your office look like a typical teenager's bedroom again? A quick test.. Is your desktop hidden under a mountain of paper? Do your fingers bleed each time you access your filing cabinet? Do you risk an avalanche when you open cupboard doors? Solution for Clutterers If you answered yes to any of those questions, here's what you need to do. Clean out Clutter.. Put voicemail or answering machine on, inform your colleagues you will be working on a high priority project for morning/afternoon/day/week or month, grab a jumbo bin or three, close door (if you have one) and get to work.
| | How to Boost the Morale in Your Organisation?Written by Lorraine Pirihi
Who keeps wheels turning in your organisation? Who holds it all together when chaos reigns supreme? Who can you rely on to run your department/business in your absence? Generally it's admin/secretarial/support staff who toil away at their computers day after day, week after week and maybe year after year. Tell me…when's last time you thanked or rewarded them for their efforts? I'm sure you did what everyone else does at Xmas - take them out to lunch or dinner. The once a year treat. And yet what about next 51 weeks? How do you keep their motivation up and spirits high during coming months? Did you know that if you rewarded them in some small way on a regular basis, their performance and undying loyalty to you, will stay intact. Instead of taking a day off at slightest hint of a sniffle or cough, or really any excuse not to be at work, they will more likely do their utmost to not let team down. We all respond to recognition and reward. And yet how will you plan some way of motivating and rewarding your troops throughout year? Well, I have answer.My Observations In an organisation whether it be large or small, generally hierarchy and sales people are regularly exposed to personal development, motivational meetings and seminars. They get all pumped up and yet when they return to office, cannot understand why general office staff do not possess that same level of enthusiasm. Your support team are vital to your organisation and need regular exposure to these types of functions. They need this exposure to keep their spirits high as these are people whom your customers, clients, suppliers and future prospects will be communicating with. But how do you get them there? The Solution You can suggest to your team that they can attend a certain no. of personal development seminars throughout year. However, this may not be suitable for some as they won't even bother going because they don't know what's available and/or could make excuses not to go because there's too much work. Yes, there are lots of workers who have said that to me. You could organise an in-house personal development programme. Perhaps have an external (motivating) speaker once a month for a "Lunch n Learn" session or maybe a regular breakfast. Now you're probably saying "this seems like hard work, I haven't got time to do this. Where would I find speakers?"
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