How Do You Keep It All Organized???
One of the most popular questions I get from my clients is “How do you keep everything organized when you have so many events?” This week alone we have a large tradeshow in Chicago, a Senior Leadership Meeting in California, several cocktail receptions in Tampa plus the launch of a web-site for a large conference in February 2013. That does not take into account the programs for next week, next month or next year. So how do we keep it all straight???
There is a BIG list that highlights how we keep our professional life organized. Most of these are skillsets that are also extremely useful in our personal lives as well.
1. DO IT NOW! Since we move at such a fast pace, procrastination is not an option. Having a daily to do list (and getting past #1), uninterrupted work time or doing 1 thing at a time in this business does not work. We have to multi-task and work on 6 – 10 projects simultaneously. So when a situation arises, we deal with it immediately.
2. Simplify! Simplify! Simplify! If you have not already, stop and take a look at current processes that bog you down. Each time I encounter a project, process or procedure that seems to complicate my life, I make a note in my handy notebook page under “Simplify!” I bring these issues up during staff meeting so we can talk about how to better streamline our process to Simplify our life!
3. Delegate. Learn to trust people with critical tasks in all areas of your life. When you learn to effectively delegate tasks you actually find that it is easier to keep the stuff you cannot delegate better organized.
Check back next week to see more tips on How to Stay Organized!!!
