Lower Your Stress - Ditch Your Mess
Organisation is essential in the office. Different projects that cross-over, combined with personal and legal documents can wreak havoc on a worker's desk. Clutter can cause hard work to get lost in the midst of newspapers and useless printouts. If you look around in your office and see stacks of miss-matched paperwork, broken/chewed stationery all mixed in with lettuce off yesterday's sandwich it could be time to invest in some equipment to bring a considerable amount of organisation back to your desk.
Lack of organisation is common in office workers. Although organising your possessions may seem like a tedious task, it could save you heaps of valuable time. Being organised is all about maintaining desk tidiness and ensuring it's a work friendly surface, as opposed to one big clear up when you realise you've lost half of your paperwork. If you are organised from your first day of work it will save you so much time in the long run (however, if your desk is already resembling Aladdin's Cave all is not lost).
Some particular office stationery and furniture can really change your organisational skills with minimal effort:
Ring binders and lever arch files are perfect for storing paperwork, whose sole purpose has become a coaster for your coffee cups. Keeping documents in a safe place is paramount to being a successful office worker, workers who have an untidy desk are less likely to feel at ease and work effectively. Buying packs of folders is the perfect solution so you have different categories which are easily accessible and know exactly where your documents are at all times.
Note: Don't forget you will also need to invest in a hole punch if using ring binders, so there's no excuse for ripped papers.
Once folders start getting filled with paper work it's definitely time to purchase some dividers. Sub-categorising really speeds up the process of locating a piece of paperwork so it's worth separating them into sections by topic or date.
Many people use their desk top only, rather than the drawers a desk often possesses. All stationery should be stored in a drawer rather than scattered on the desk. As well as keeping the desk tidy, there's no excuse for your pens "accidentally" appearing on your colleague's desk…
Note: It's definitely worth designating one of your drawers for personal possessions. That way there's less chance of them getting lost, stolen or mixed up with work equipment.
These small, seemingly tedious tasks can really help the organisation and tidiness of your working environment. Ordering your paperwork can save time and ink by requiring less reprints of lost documents. By making a few subtle changes and maintaining your tidiness you can really kick bad organisation habits. Remember mess = stress!
About the Author
Written by Jamie Lyons on behalf of DGOS Office Supplies and DGOS Stationery Supplies http://www.dgosbusiness.co.uk
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