Hospitals are crying for more space. This storage room in a hospital back east was crammed so full you could barely enter the room.  But this situation is no different than many corporate or government storage rooms. And the problem here is all about containers.  

This CEO of a manufacturing company in Colorado Springs wanted to be able to find any pen or paperclip in seconds – just like most of us.  The very action of helping him organize his drawer led to a discovery that helped him trim the company’s expenses. Can you guess the discovery?  

Most of us have experienced working in a cubicle, just like the administrator in this photo. Over time, cubicles become stuffed with unnecessary, well, stuff! On top of, under – everywhere! Eventually, things begin to pile up and this administrator knew something had to be done.  

This manager from a hospital in Colorado really enjoyed my seminar. Her situation — she had a tough time finding her papers and files. Notice the filing cabinet on the left edge of the picture. She could barely get by the cabinet to reach her desk. Look at her desktop — she was going through …
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A business owner in Louisville, Kentucky, wasn’t happy with her office. So I asked her why. Apart from the build-up of clutter, she said that she didn’t like having to go around her desk every time she wanted to get to the room next to her office where she often met with her employees and …
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This camp director near Colorado Springs had files that were messy, rumpled, and torn battered manila folders inside his hanging files. He couldn’t see any of the tabs nor could he find any file in three seconds. “Three seconds,” you say, “impossible!” It’s not impossible, and in fact, three seconds should be your standard for …
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