Organisation

[matpat29]

How can I be more organised at work?

[OBonio]

Don't spend time on Q and A websites ;o) Seriously though, jotting down in order of priority a list of jobs you want to get completed every morning helps a lot. Then work through them ticking them off. It's also good at the end of the day to see what you've achieved.

[natalie_1982]

And get rid of the clutter on your desk! Tidy everything, file everything and make sure you know where everything is exactly. It saves a lot of time!

[nykkieberry]

Do you use Outlook? Start using task manager and calendar to manage your tasks and diary. Use Project to plan, well, projects! Also, write a daily list, identify whether a job is important or urgent and prioritise, get email and telephone calls and bits of jobs done first thing, don't procrastinate, identify the best time s in the day for your various tasks, try to block yourself some uninterrupted time, time manage people (on the telephone, in emails, in meetings) and give yourself a pat on the back for every acheivement! Your local college should also run one day time management courses. Your employer may even pay for it.

[RogerK]

Following up on what OBonio says you can rate the tasks that need doing by urgency and importance - do the urgent important things first and forget about anything that's not urgent or important. Don't be tempted to do one of the latter just because its easy or quick - bite the bullet and do that urgent important one!

[fastgirl911]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SPELL... ORGANIZED ISN'T SPELLED WITH AN S.

[matpat29]

Fastgirl911 Maybe if I was from the good ole US of A and held the opinion that the world begins and ends within my country's borders I would spell it with a Z. Being of a more enlightened European background and recognising that the American spelling is merely a bastardised version of the original English, I happen to spell it with an S.