CLS Productivity & Organizing

In the 2015 Wrike Work Management Surve ,  52% of respondents said their top stressor at work is missing information. 51% said they had problems prioritizing tasks and 59% store project information in one or more emails and 41% said they use multiple platforms for managing projects. Whether you are in an office of one or 10,000, lack of time management and information organization is causing time, money, and good health in the modern workplace. There are three keys to improving this challenge: managing your schedule, managing your information, and managing your workspace. In a nod to spring cleaning, we will focus on managing your workspace. Whether you work from home or in an office, you need a clean and organized workspace to maximize your productivity and reduce your stress. No time like the present! Following the 5S Methodology , with an additional step added in, you will have your work area looking new in no time! Schedule – Schedule time to devote to organi...

Overwhelmed. Busy. So much to do. Do it yesterday. I could go on. There is so much competing for our time and attention many of us feel obligated to immediately reply to all requests that come our way. We feel pressure to meet the demands of everyone around us at the expense of our health, well-being, and intimate relationships. According to a 2013 survey by Wrike, 88% of men and 85% of women regularly work overtime. So many of us are telling ourselves that texts, emails, and phone calls must be answered right away. If you don’t answer, that loyal client or juicy prospect will just hire someone else. Replying to that Saturday or Sunday email can’t wait until Monday morning. Never mind that the person who sent it was doing some catch-up and won’t be checking their email again until Monday afternoon. The irony is that a plethora of articles have been published over the last few years with tips on how to be successful from top executives and CEO’s. I don’t recall se...

“How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss You have the perfect day planned. You are ready to conquer the world. Your priorities are scheduled for the time of day you are most productive; meetings are confirmed and the information you need for them is pulled and ready to go. And, somehow, you have lost track of time and are now running behind and desperately trying to catch up to get your day back on track. Even when we start the day with everything planned, there is the repeated possibility that things can go off track. How do we stop that from happening? Unless there is a true emergency or something that really is out of your control, you usually can manage your time with intentionality and discipline.            Set a timer. Relying on your natural clock or glancing at the clock on occasion to keep you on-schedule is risky. When we are engrossed in something, time can slip away. You can go from having ten minutes left and then realiz...