by Hawkins | Mar 11, 2011 | Business Management, Clutter, General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Systems, Taming the Paper Tiger, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Paper is a big problem in office and home environments and it can be hard to control and to contain. If you’re going to run a successful business you’ve got to have a handle the paper, so first things first, tame that paper tiger! Paper is the #1 culprit...
by Hawkins | Feb 15, 2011 | Clutter, General, Habits, Productivity, Time Management
It’s mid February so we’re well into tax season and it’s safe to say that many haven’t yet filed their tax returns because they dread the process. The thing that makes it so time consuming is that people are not prepared prior to tax season,...
by Hawkins | Jan 3, 2011 | Clutter, General, Goal Setting, Home Organizing, Office Organizing, Productivity
January is Get Organized month, or GO month. If you plan on getting it together this year, now is the time to do it. Along with creating your goals and the plan to accomplish them, include your plans for getting organized. For some, the hardest thing about getting...
by Hawkins | Dec 26, 2010 | Clutter, General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Of all the things that will kill your productivity, having and trying to operate in a disorganized space is at the top of the list. When your environment doesn’t support you, it contributes to wasting your time. With a disorganized space you spend more time...
by Hawkins | Nov 23, 2010 | Clutter, email, General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
As I mentioned in the initial post, clutter shows up in the form of email, another productivity killer. We all know how it is when you are checking email. Just one email can take you quite a bit of time if you’re not careful. You open an email that makes a...
by Hawkins | Nov 21, 2010 | Clutter, General, Productivity, Time Management, Workplace productivity
When there’s no clear plan for maximizing productivity, so many things can snatch away your precious time. Over the course of the next couple of weeks, I’m going to share info with you on those productivity killers. Each of these will kill your...
