| If you want to make sure that your workplace runs | | | | colleagues to using bookmarks in documents or |
| efficiently, and that people can keep doing their jobs | | | | folders, you'll find hundreds of uses for sticky notes. |
| properly, then you'll need to make sure that you have | | | | 6. The humble stapler is another must have. If you print |
| the right office supplies and stationery products. | | | | out documents, whether for internal use, or for clients, |
| Here's what you need. | | | | then you'll want to keep the pages together. With a |
| 1. You'll want to make sure that you have plenty of | | | | range of different staplers available, you'll be able to |
| paper. Whether it's for the printer, flip charts, for taking | | | | find the size of stapler that's right for keeping your |
| telephone messages, or for sending out proposals or | | | | papers together. |
| invoices, you can't work properly without the right | | | | 7. Files and folders are needed to keep your papers |
| paper products. | | | | and other documents organised. You might be looking |
| 2. Notepads are essential too. You might need them | | | | for new ring binders, or floating files for your filing |
| for taking notes in meetings or conferences, for taking | | | | cabinet, or just want plastic wallets to protect |
| down customer orders, or for making to do lists. With | | | | documents from getting creased or damaged. |
| a choice of reporter's notepads, or larger desktop | | | | 8. Envelopes will be needed if you intend to send out |
| pads, you'll be able to make sure that you and your | | | | documents to clients, or products to customers. You'll |
| colleagues can write down all you need to. | | | | want a combination of window envelopes for formal |
| 3. You might think that diaries are outdated now, | | | | letters, and perhaps strong padded envelopes so you |
| having been superseded by mobile phone, and | | | | can send out purchases without fear of them getting |
| computer diaries, but if you arrange a lot of meetings, | | | | damaged. |
| or have a tight schedule, you'll want to make sure that | | | | 9. Adhesives might not be used as often as a stapler. |
| you have a paper copy of your diary as well as | | | | But if you need to stick things together then you'll want |
| electronic copies. | | | | to be able to do it properly. You might be looking for |
| 4. There can never be too many pens in the | | | | sticky tape, glue, or coloured sticky tack to stick for |
| workplace, and whether you need highlighters, marker | | | | your workplace. |
| pens, or ball pens for everyday writing tasks. Don't | | | | 10. A shredder is also essential in the modern office, so |
| forget that you might want a classy fountain pen for | | | | that you can safely dispose of confident documents, |
| signing contracts, or for impressing potential clients. You | | | | and customer details that you no longer require. With |
| won't want to look unprofessional by signing important | | | | some shredders able to destroy credit cards and CDs |
| documents with a leaky biro. | | | | and DVDs, if you've got something you don't want |
| 5. Sticky notes are the foundation of the modern | | | | others getting hold of, you can safely shred it. |
| workplace, and are used by millions of people | | | | Now you know what sort of things you need for your |
| worldwide everyday. From taking down telephone | | | | office, have you and your staff got all the office |
| numbers, writing reminders, leaving messages for | | | | supplies and stationery you need? |