Organization

Today's professionals are busier than ever, despite the many tech tools now available to automate activities. As technology has made things easier, it has also provided a wide variety of distractions that seem to pull people away from the tasks…

A CFL bulb or Compact Fluorescent Lamp is an energy-saving lightbulb. They were made to replace older incandescent bulbs. CFL bulbs use more energy to turn on and heat up, but once heated, they use 70% less energy than incandescent…

When was the last time you rushed into your office washroom after a bad lunch only to belatedly discover that the toilet paper had run out? How many times have you asked a colleague from the next stall to hand…

A well-stocked and organized church supply closet requires much more than extra copies of prayer books. Religious gatherings and structured worship are all about community, and one of the best ways to foster a strong sense of togetherness is to…

Laptops are great for people who travel and work on the go, but batteries may only last 4-6 hours. Here are 10 practical ways to extend battery life. Use power saver mode. Select 'Power Options' in control panel and customize…

Presentations and meetings can highlight a person’s professionalism and acumen, or make a person appear incompetent and even desperate.  But there are ways to ensure environment and space will work to the advantage of the presenter. Consider using one or…

When the workspace becomes chaotic, color may offer a solution. Adapting a color-coded system will organize your office and make it easier to track and access information. Read about the psychological properties of colors, plus strategies to organize by color.…

Invoices play a large part in the accounts receivable process. Many businesses create invoices as part of their fulfillment process and for other business transactions. If you’re in charge of creating invoices, and your office utilizes Microsoft Dynamics SL software,…

PayPal is the one of the premier systems for sending and receiving online payments. Many online businesses use the website as a resource for secure payment transfers, and, more recently, small companies use PayPal as their primary method of invoicing. This…

Are you one of the millions of Americans who likes to stay connected to work, even during personal time? This tutorial will guide you through connecting your work email to your iPhone, so you’re always in the know. Before you…

If you’re reading this, chances are you believe your work day whizzes past you too quickly to allow significant work from being done. Most managers know about this too, primarily because there’s an overdose of misdirected information and overload of…

Managing your time on a busy schedule is not an impossible feat when you apply the pomodoro technique: 25 minutes of "work time" followed by a 5-10 minute break. Far too many people bite off more than they can chew…

If you're in charge of your office's fulfillment efforts, there may be times when you have to ship multiple orders at once. Fulfilling large orders can be time-consuming, but with Batch Ship by UPS, it can be made much easier.…

Making travel arrangements is a stressful process. Which is probably why many upper-level management staff pass the task off to administrative assistants. Whether you've been tasked with making flight, hotel, and car rental reservations for one staff member or ten,…

I have been in the workforce for over 30 years, and while many things have changed, there has been a constant in the workplace: the administrative assistant who keeps the office running smoothly. I remember the names of most of…

Most of us struggle with organization. Some of us are intuitively organized, and some of us fall far behind the rest.  While this tutorial is useful for everyone, it’s most directed at right brainers who are creative and visual, yet…

Stress is everywhere and being disorganized doesn’t help. One way to cut back on the stress in our life is by organizing so things are easy to find by being placed in easily accessible locations. Mostly, when we think about…

When you’re setting out on a new business venture, there’s so much to think about. All the big-picture stuff can be pretty consuming, but it’s the small day-to-day details that will really make a difference. So, you’ve got the business…

Put a roomful of random people together (because that’s how work usually starts; with strangers), and you’ll soon start to notice differences in workstation orderliness. Although there really is no right or wrong way to organize your work area, there…

Have you been tasked with managing extensions for staff members in your office? If you're an office manager at a company that uses the Avaya Phone System and the IP Office Manager software companion, this tutorial is for you. Here,…