| A Productive Work Environment... is One | | | | often in order to finish current projects in |
| that's Clean and Neat... | | | | an easy-to-reach hanging file folder, makes |
| | | | them easily accessible, but prevents them |
| It's time to sit down at your desk and hit | | | | from being stacked back onto your desk once |
| the ground running, but your chair is empty. | | | | you've moved on to something else. Use binder |
| Where are you? Making more coffee? Going | | | | clips to keep current project papers together |
| through the mail? Avoiding the stress that | | | | until they are ready to be filed elsewhere. |
| comes from sitting down every morning at a | | | | |
| desk piled with papers that get shuffled from | | | | Get a desk designed to prevent clutter. The |
| one side of your desk to the other whenever | | | | traditional oversized, clunky desk is a thing |
| you need to find something? Stop. | | | | of the past. A desk with a large, |
| | | | non-functional work surface only invites |
| What do you think sitting down to a clean, | | | | clutter to grow on top of it. Try a |
| organized desk would do for your productivity | | | | functional desk with a medium-sized work |
| level? What would it do for your attitude? | | | | surface (48 inches is ideal), and customize |
| Without a doubt, avoiding the ritualistic | | | | it based on the equipment you use and want to |
| paper shuffle, and finding whatever you need | | | | be within arm's reach. Use a printer? Add a |
| in seconds would make you more efficient, | | | | printer platform that attaches directly to |
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| organized. | | | | holder. This type of design ensures |
| | | | everything has a place, gives you ample work |
| According to psychologist and business coach | | | | space, and prevents office equipment and |
| Sabrina Schleicher, PhD, many workers suffer | | | | papers from being stacked in places they |
| from "presenteeism," the phenomenon of coming | | | | don't belong. We found the perfect desk at |
| to work and being physically present, but | | | | The Versa Center is affordable, sleek, and |
| unable to mentally work at one's full | | | | can be customized in countless ways to fit |
| potential. Clutter, and stress related to | | | | your individual needs. |
| working in a cluttered environment, | | | | |
| contribute to presenteeism. | | | | Use your calendar. A large, dry erase |
| | | | calendar board posted on a wall works best. |
| There are several ways you can change a | | | | Use it to organize your deadlines and work |
| cluttered work environment for good. Simply | | | | time, keep track of pertinent notes, and |
| cleaning and organizing today won't prevent | | | | phone numbers you will need to call often. |
| clutter from building up again tomorrow. Here | | | | Using an ever-changing calendar will keep you |
| are a few minor changes that can make a major | | | | from writing information on slips of paper |
| impact on your work environment for the long | | | | that can be lost on your desk. You won't |
| term: | | | | spend time flipping through a rolodex or |
| | | | clicking away from your work to your Outlook |
| Create two filing systems. The first, away | | | | every time you need to make a call. And |
| from your desk, to house papers you are | | | | you'll be better able to plan your time |
| finished processing but need to keep. The | | | | wisely because everything is laid out neatly, |
| second, in your desk, that includes a file of | | | | comparing the amount of time you have to |
| papers you are currently working with. | | | | spend on each project. |
| Putting papers you need to grab or look at | | | | |