A little ingenuity = paper and money savings
Gloria M. Adams, an admin working for the state of Texas, offers this original tip.
Category: Organizing
Test yourself on documenting administrative procedures
Julie Perrine, founder and CEO of All Things Admin, reminds us that dropping someone into your job for even a few days is twice as complicated as you think it is, and she won’t let you take carefully organized procedures for granted.
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.
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.