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A 5S System is method used to keep the workplace organized and clean. You can use the principles of a 5S System with your email to keep your inbox clear and your emails organized. With a good folder system and a 5S mentality towards your email you can quickly clear your inbox and find old [...]
At work you may come up with ideas, but lack the time or concentration to expand on them. There is a method you can use on the weekend, away from the distractions of work that will allow you to work on these ideas and also come up with some great new ideas.
Brainstorming is a [...]
Is your desk a mess? Cables running everywhere, papers stacked two feet high, cups, holders and bins everywhere? A clean and organized workspace will do wonders for your productivity and your state of mind.
This week Lifehacker ran a series of posts on how to “Supercharge Your Workspace”. There were lots of good ideas for improving [...]
If you are an active manager, always on the go or away from your desk I have an invaluable tool to help you with time and problem management. A pen and a pocket list. It is a very simplified “Getting Things Done” system, and very useful for active managers.
The concept is simple. Take a [...]
Time is something we can never get enough of. Knowing how to make the best use of your time will allow you to become more productive and leave more time to enjoy the things you would rather be doing. Personal productivity, life hacks and “Getting Things Done” are all terms used to describe methods [...]
Outlook on the Desktop is a neat little utility that embeds a fully functional transparent Outlook calendar on your desktop. You can easily view your appointments on your desktop and since it is a functional Outlook calendar, you can interact with it.
You can also have multiple Microsoft Outlook panes pinned to your desktop such [...]
The economy isn’t getting any better and organizations are still being asked to cut, cut, cut. Given that economic climate, a strategy to implement is a Lean and Lean Six Sigma culture in an effort to hold back costs. The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is hosting the 2009 Lean Six Sigma Conference, March [...]
David Allen the author of Getting Things Done has a new video on YouTube. The video gives you a look around his office, his desk and his filing system. While he is unpacking from a road trip he shows us his primary capture tools and speaks a little about clearing out his inbox.
He shows [...]
XOBIN (Inbox spelled backwards) is a fantastic add-on for Microsoft Outlook. I have used it for many months and it has proven to be a valuable tool to deal with email.
It indexes your email and allows you to easily search for text, file attachments and shows you information about your contacts not found in Outlook. [...]
It is Monday morning and for whatever reason you can not seem to get going. Here are 10 techniques to spark your mind at work and get your day off to a positive start.
1. Commit to a quick win. Think of a task you know you can get done quickly and do it. You will [...]