KEEP YOUR OFFICE BUSINESSLIKE

KEEP YOUR OFFICE BUSINESSLIKE

A lot of family photos, trophies, certificates and conversation pieces can generate chitchat that consumes time that you can't afford.

ELIMINATE REPETITIVE TYPING

One software program that has save me a lot of time is Shortkeys from www.shortkeys.com. It eliminates repetitive typing and the possibility of errors by allowing me to insert up to 3000 keystrokes of boilerplate material into a document or e-mail message with a few strokes of the keyboard.

PLAN FOR YOUR REPLACEMENT

One of the responsibilities of a manager is to train his or her replacement to insure a smooth transition in the future.

GOALS ADD PURPOSE TO LIVES

Mark Lee, author of How to Set Goals & Really Reach Them, wrote that goal oriented persons seem healthier, happier and more confident than non-oriented persons.

IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START

An old Japanese proverb claims that saying it's too early makes it too late. Never put off starting something simply because it won't be needed for quite a while.

 

STICKY REMINDER NOTES

If you surround your computer screen with sticky notes you can clean up your act with electronic Stickies 4.5b, downloadable free at www.btinternet.com/~tom.revell. You can create, edit, move or delete these yellow reminder notes that appear on your screen. It's hard to forget something that's stuck right on top of your work in progress (although you can hide them as well.)

MOBILITY IN THE OFFICE

A cordless telephone headset will free up both hands and allow you to move around the office as you work. Linda Talley, a professional speaker, recommends the Plantronics model CA10 and handset lifter HL10 from www.plantronics.com. Teleconference guru Judy Sabah also recommends Plantronics. Another case of an expense that may have a big payback.