| An organised office is a more efficient and therefore | | | | bit of a mission to find what you need. Spend the time |
| more productive environment. By following a few | | | | sorting the shelves into areas for separate office |
| simple steps you can increase your output without | | | | products, and use common sense about what to keep |
| putting more hours in, and who wouldn't want that? It's | | | | together (keep small items like pens, pencils, erasers |
| surprising the amount of time you can save simply by | | | | together; copier paper with ink cartridges, etc.), and you |
| reorganising the space in which you work. Follow | | | | will save time in the long-run. |
| these tips from office products supplier Office1web ( | | | | 3) Fine tune your filing |
| for a more organised office space and you could find | | | | Once you've separated the documents you need to |
| yourself more streamlined and less stressed. | | | | keep around you and the ones that can be archived, |
| | | | | take a look at your filing system. You can waste |
| 1) Start with a clean slate | | | | precious time searching for documents if they're not |
| Kick off your office re-organisation with a clear out. | | | | clearly and logically organised. Use hanging folders and |
| You'll need more than the occasional tidy of your desk | | | | sub-files within that, all clearly labelled. Colour coding is a |
| to become really organised. Clear the top of your desk | | | | quick way to find the file you're looking for. |
| and all your drawers and really take a look at what | | | | 4) Don't forget the rest of the office |
| office supplies you're buried under. Do you really need | | | | It's not just your desk, files and stationery that need to |
| all of those pieces of paper to hand or can you | | | | be whipped into shape for a more organised office; |
| archive some documents? Do you use all that | | | | the whole office space can affect your productivity. |
| stationery regularly or could some of it be stored in the | | | | For instance, is your office equipment serviced |
| stationery cupboard for when you do use it? Most of | | | | regularly to make sure it doesn't break down just |
| the things we accumulate directly around us at work | | | | when you need it most? Do you find yourself |
| are there just because we used them once or twice, | | | | searching around for a toner cartridge instead of |
| not because we need them on a day-to-day basis. Be | | | | having them close to the printer? Is your office |
| ruthless and keep only what you need to work | | | | furniture so old and uncomfortable that you need to |
| efficiently on a regular basis. An uncluttered space | | | | get up and wander round the office to stretch your |
| could well lead to an uncluttered mind! | | | | legs too frequently? Assess your whole office area |
| 2) Sort out that stationery cupboard | | | | and you'll be surprised by how much time can be |
| Most offices have a cupboard or area in which to | | | | saved by organising every part of the space. |
| keep the office stationary, but having a separate | | | | |
| storage area for stationary doesn't help you organise | | | | Use these tips as a starting point towards getting the |
| your office unless the office cupboard itself is | | | | streamlined and productive office space of your |
| organised! Too often this area becomes a dumping | | | | dreams. To put these tips into practice, visit for all the |
| ground for unwanted bits and pieces (see tip 1!) so that | | | | organising products you need. |
| a ‘quick' trip to the stationary cupboard becomes a | | | | |