No more 47-hour weeks–organize!
Instead of assuming that you’re expected to work extra hours, consider these tips to keep your workload down to 40 hours each week.
Category: Organizing
5 tips to avoid an inbox meltdown
If you tend to have an intimidating number of unopened emails in your inbox, here are some tips to get things under control before you reach a tipping point of chaos.
An hour-by-hour guide to a perfect workday
If your 9-to-5 routine is starting to grind you down, consider working with your biological rhythms. Knowing them will help maximize your productivity.
Bring Lean methodology into work
Lean methodology was adapted from the Toyota Production System and focuses on the elimination of waste within work.
6 apps for note-taking organization
Ditch the pile of scrap-paper notes on your desk or kitchen table with these apps.
Apps to make working on the road easier
Josh Nicholas, writing at Lifehacker, suggests some apps to give you access to notes, emails and other forms of communication to stay on top of things back at the office.
How to make Gmail even better
Nathan McAlone, writing at Business Insider Australia, suggests apps and other additions to make Google’s Gmail even easier to use and more helpful.
She keeps the office ticking … and fed
Marie Boker is the director of first impressions at Phelps, an integrated marketing communications agency in Playa Vista, Calif. She was downsized from another agency almost 20 years ago, but when that company was acquired by Phelps soon after, she got a boost.
Scanning documents? Do it strategically
When faced with managing large volumes of paper documents, it’s only natural to think about scanning as a solution.
4 productivity tips from the pros
With so many distractions in both the workplace and at home, it’s difficult to focus on important tasks and stay productive.