{"id":1655,"date":"2013-04-07T15:30:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2013-04-07T14:55:32","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T18:55:32","slug":"7-ways-to-stay-organized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/2013\/04\/07\/7-ways-to-stay-organized\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Stay Organized"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a few ways to stay organized? Having a few simple tricks up your sleeve can help make your days a little easier. Here are your 7 ways to stay organized ideas.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Don\u2019t assign tasks without documented support.<\/strong>\u00a0When you assign a task, put it in writing, this will allow your staff to go back and understand what is expected and when it is due. Make sure your instructions are clear and to the point.<\/li>\n
  2. Set a due date and a priority level then, check up on it<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Let them know when it is due and what priority it takes if something else comes their way. Make sure when the due date comes you acknowledge it, thank them for a job well done.<\/li>\n
  3. Don\u2019t\u00a0over complicate\u00a0things.\u00a0<\/strong>How many steps does it really take to get a task done? Your procedures shouldn\u2019t have too many steps, this only promotes steps being skipped or looked over when someone is in a rush. Simple is almost always better.<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0Stop updating.\u00a0<\/strong>Does your email interrupt you every time you get on task? Set time frames during the day when everyone\u2019s email updates. Unless it\u2019s urgent, every few hours should do the trick.<\/li>\n
  5. Get a white board.<\/strong>\u00a0I like white boards to jot down my daily tasks. I can write down what needs to get done, then wipe it off when it\u2019s finished. Having it sit across from my desk also means I have to look at it often.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. Get electronic.\u00a0<\/strong>Do you need to know where your staff \u00a0are or when their next meeting is? Look into online calendars. There are a plethora of calendars that can organize and help with project organization.<\/li>\n
  7. Never assume.\u00a0<\/strong>Never assume your staff is staying on task. Make it a point to find out when things get finished. If you never follow up they will learn to expect it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Have a few ideas of your own? Leave us a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Do you look at other business owners and wonder how they became so organized? Believe it or not, it’s not a special gift they are born with. It’s knowing how to keep things simple.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    If you think your day is too complicated to make it simple break it down into pieces. What is it that throws your day out of\u00a0whack\u00a0 Is it the email you\u00a0received\u00a0that took over your day, or the staff member that didn’t remember to get that project done on the day you asked for it? Breaking your day into pieces can help you identify where improvements need to be made.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    So, if your ready to learn seven different ways to\u00a0organize\u00a0yourself, read on. Then share a few organizing ideas of your own.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1655"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1662,"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1655\/revisions\/1662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.changinglanes.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}