Time Management Tips - How To Have A Filing System That Works

Written by Lorraine Pirihi


Recently I was working with a new client who had invested hundreds of dollars for a records management organisation to set up a filing system for his business.

The system looked impressive. The only problem was it didn't work! It had been set up in a very complicated manner. The headings were so detailed that a master sheet with a myriad of categories had to be referred to before information could be filed or retrieved.

The system was far too complex for their specific needs.

Have you ever had that experience where a filing system had been set up for you and/or your department/business and you couldn't find or file paperwork easily? How much time have you wasted looking for information? Time management is about managing your time. Spending precious time looking for paperwork is a great way to use up even more of your time.

Did you know that The Wall Street Journal once reported in a survey they had done thatrepparttar average white collar worker spends 6 weeks a year looking for paperwork? If you're serious about your time management, then having a filing system where you can easily file and find your work is very important.

How Do You Know You Need a New Filing System? When it takes you longer than a couple of minutes to find something. When you run out of floor space because there are too many piles of paperwork onrepparttar 105055 floor. When colleagues or clients ask you for information and you frequently say, " Can I get back to you later because I'll have to find it!" When you catch yourself saying several times a day "I know it's here. somewhere". Whenrepparttar 105056 piles of paper on your desk are taller than you are. Filing Basics Clean out all old or irrelevant information. Write down what types of information you need to keep. Categories which may emerge include:

Time Managment Training - A Necessary Investment or A Waste of Money?

Written by Lorraine Pirihi


Many organisations view time management training as something they'll spend their money on, only if they have to. Usually when pruningrepparttar company or department budget, training is oftenrepparttar 105054 first area that getsrepparttar 105055 chop. And yet can you really afford not to?

Here's what Dr. Donald Wetmore a Time Management Specialist fromrepparttar 105056 U.S. recently said inrepparttar 105057 on-line e-zine Activepro...

Training is not a cost it's an investment 'It really doesn't matter what we pay for an investment. What's relevant is what we get in return. One ofrepparttar 105058 best ways to jeopardise an organisation's future in today's world and increaserepparttar 105059 probability of troubled times it to look at training as a cost and payrepparttar 105060 price of not training or provide substandard training that operates only as a bandaid forrepparttar 105061 training requirements.

A person being paid $50,000 per year who is wasting just one hour per day is costingrepparttar 105062 organisation $6,250 per year. If through one of our Time Management Seminars that person can learn how to recapture just one hour per day, that translates into a payback torepparttar 105063 organisation of $6,250 per year!

If there is a group of 25 people,repparttar 105064 return torepparttar 105065 organisation is $156,250 per year! That doesn't even include other benefits like profitability, reduced turnover, improved morale, enhanced teamwork, greater creativity etc.) Over 5 years,repparttar 105066 payback is $781,250. What would your organisation invest to achieve that return and payback?

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