- Use a tickler file to remind you of upcoming to-do's. It can be as simple as having "next week" and "next month" files or as complicated as having files for each day of the month and each month of the year. There is no right way -- whatever works best for you.
- Complete projects easily. Make a list of every step, who will do it, when it will be started and when it must be completed.
- Keep like items together in your office. It's a professional organizer's number one rule. Store your marketing materials in one area, customer service information in another.
- Place any item you need to follow-up on in a "holding file." Mark the follow-up dates in your planner.
- Spend 15 minutes planning at the end of your work day. You'll easily be able to plan around tomorrow's meeting schedule.
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