Second in a series on FileMAP®: Archive Solutions Why We Need to Archive Everyone who works in an office setting knows just how quickly piles of paperwork can form on a desk, credenza, and worktable. Or on a nearby window ledge, if you’re lucky to have one. Or, ironically, on top of a nearby file cabinet. Same …
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Archives for April 2013
Serving Colorado Springs Administrative Professionals – IAAP
Kudos to IAAP, the International Association of Administrative Professionals, Pikes Peak Chapter. What a great organization, serving administrative assistants, office coordinators, executive secretaries, office managers and other administrative professionals. I really enjoyed giving my special presentation, Clutter’s Last Stand, taken from my Secrets to Living an Organized Life to over 150 men and women at the 2013 Administrative Professionals Day. …
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Got stacks, piles, pyramids or mounds?
Earlier this week I heard a recent industry report claiming that 80% of what we keep we do not use. I witness this every time I help someone organize their office or desk — less than 20% of the documents and paperwork within arm’s reach of their chair ever see the light of day again! …
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FileMAP®: the secret to streamlined information organization
First in a series on FileMAP®: Introduction. Why do so many professionals continue to keep their files out in front of them in mounds, piles and stacks on desks, credenzas and tables? It’s not the filing they fear, it’s their filing system. It’s not the process of putting something away that’s troubling, but what happens after …
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