Bruce Freeman, president of Praline Communications, a marketing and public relations firm in Livingston, NJ, writes a column for the Scripps Howard News Service on small business. In his latest column, Freeman offered these tips from professional organizer Diane Albright on how to clear business clutter.
Albright: Disorganization in the workplace can cost your company more money than you think.
The key to getting organized is having a designated place for everything. Create specific places for your most commonly used items so that you can begin to minimize clutter and prevent having a disorganized workplace.
Envision others needing to use your system. By doing this you will establish an easy to use system that will allow others to find items they need when assisting you or when you are not available.
Labeling items and folders is another essential part of workplace organization.
Another tip for maximizing space is to go vertical. Store what you can upright, instead of using valuable horizontal space.
Purge your file drawers once a year. Keep it simple by purging five files a day until finished.
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