Be Organised
I mean … obviously. But at work, it’s incredibly essential.
I am, in my natural state, a bit of a slob. My workstation, however, is a whole other story. Everything has its place because I need to efficiently compensate for that ‘natural state’ I mentioned, which can tend to hold the reins.
Being able to find things easily will make life a whole lot easier and will help you project a professional appearance to those around you, I don’t know about you, but feeling professional gives me confidence and BANG, there’s that clarity!
Yep, Even Your Emails
I think an important aspect of work to keep organised, that is quite often neglected, is email. How often have you gone looking for an email and can’t find it, mostly because your inbox has 12,349 emails in it?
I have folders for everything. There is nothing in my inbox that isn’t on my “to do” list. As soon as something is completed, it gets shuffled to its folder for archiving. That makes it much easier to find emails and gives a better visual cue of what you need to respond to and how your workload is going.