Increase Workplace Productivity
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Here are 10 great tips to Increase Workplace Productivity in 2009. [VIA] | [VIA]
- Create a list called follow up. When someone asks you to do something via email or telephone, add it to the list. Schedule times of the day or week when you action follow ups. You decide how you run your day.
- Turn off your email client. Only reach for that Outlook button two or three times a day. Do not become a slave to email.
- Abandon all forms of paper signatures and contracts Get things signed faster and smarter – avoid delays in contract signature by going digital. It is legal and seriously cost effective. Take a look at how easy it is at Echosign.
- Learn what RSS is and use it. It will make you a better, more efficient business person within hours .
- Stop spending hours searching for files and data. Stop right now, reorganise your data structure if its not working for you and if in doubt, seek advice on how to do it.
- Put an out of office message on your email which reads like this: “Thanks for your email. Today, Tuesday, I will only be accessing email 2 or 3 times a day during the day and so may not reply immediately. If you request is urgent then call me on…” Update the message every day. People will soon get the message.
- Leave the office when things get tough. Leave your working environment – go for a walk, run, drive or cycle for an hour to clear your mind and give it time to think. You will be more productivity and more creative when you return.
- Shortcuts can shave hours of a week. Learn some basic Mac & PC shortcuts – stop doing things the long way round. Multiply up the time savings across your office and you will be surprised.
- Talk to your team. You are always looking at way to cut costs right? When was the last time you looked at how your business wastes time with unecessary process? Schedule a meeting right now and kick off the trimming process immediately.
- Make a promise to you and your team … to make 2009 the year to really focus at increasing workplace productivity. Look for relevant training which can really motivate you and your team to become more efficient as an organisation for virtually no cost. Here’s to a productive 2009.