Office Management: Organization

“If you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.”
~ attributed to Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra

Also see our Organizing Tips page.

Office Tips
Is Your Office In Working Order?
This quick primer gets you started with setting up your office with introductory tips for time and paper management.

Clickable Office
OnlineOrganizing's offers handy popup tips for different parts of your office.

Office Supplies
Organize Your Office Supply Cabinet
This article includes useful tips for organizing your office supplies which are adaptable to large or small offices.

Information Systems
10 Tips to Master Information Overload
Master your incoming information, including e-mail, voice mail, and faxes.

Files
Five Steps to Easier Paperwork
Follow this Organizing Solutions guide to get your paper filing system under control.

How to Decide What to Keep
Ask these 11 questions when deciding whether to keep something or throw it away, whether it's paper or electronic information.

#1 Paper Problem: Pending Items
Learn how to deal with papers that are waiting for something and prevent them from piling up on your desk.

Time Management Principles
Time Management for the Rest of Us
Follow this Organizing Solutions recipe for setting up a time management system that will work for you.

11 Tips for Managing Interruptions
Control interruptions which disrupt your work.

Charts
Goal Planner
Use this contract with yourself to help you focus on your goals.

Habit List
Build a chart to help you build a new habit.

FormNET's Office Management Forms
Download these forms for getting organized, including a time management log, address and phone directory, and daily appointments. (MS Word format)

Calendars
Printfree Calendars
Print many different designs and formats of calendars. Lots of options, including a Quick Reference calendar.

CalendarHome Printable Calendars
This offers a perpetual calendar, which means you can print a calendar for any year. Lots of options and styles available. Also includes a day-of-week calculator.

Time to Plan Planner
Use this handy printable day calendar to plan a day.

General Organizing Sites
OnlineOrganizing.com
This site calls itself the “World of Organizing Solutions” and includes organizing products, tips, newsletters, links, workshop listings, and more.

Home & Office Professional Organizers
A directory of home and office organizing consultants that help people simplify their lives, homes, and offices. The site includes a tool for finding a professional organizer and a growing directory of articles on getting organized.

123 Sort It! Business Organizing
This comprehensive organizing site includes tips and systems for everything from time management to organizing your desk.

Get Organized Now
Another comprehensive organizing site, it includes articles, checklists, tips, a forum, and a blog.

Need professional help?
Professional Organizers Web Ring
This web ring has a growing list of sites for professional organizers in many countries and states.