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According to the Wall Street Journal (March 1997), the average U.S. executive loses six weeks per year, or one hour per day, retrieving information from messy desks and files. This statistic can apply to any disorganized person. Many, however, believe this statistic to be too conservative. In today's highly competitive environment, those who learn how to organize their time, paper (especially files and filing systems), tasks and space, and eliminate clutter, will be far ahead of their competition.

   
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Would you like a stronger bottom line? What does it cost your company every year when disorganized employees waste one hour per day? The answer is...more than 12% of their salaries!

For a $200K executive, it equals the salary of a $24,000 administrative employee. At $75,000, it's over $9,000, and at $25,000, it's over $3,000.

For a corporation with 25 employees each at salary levels of $200K, $150K, $100K, $75K, $50K, and $25K, the annual cost is over $1.8 million!  

For a smaller company with five employees each at salary levels of $100K, $75K, $50K, $25K and $15K, the annual cost is over $159K!

This doesn't even include direct costs (e.g., repurchasing supplies that cannot be found or were forgotten, excessive overnight delivery and late-payment fees) and indirect costs (e.g., inability to expand the business, general workload or individual tasks due to a perceived "full plate," poor decision-making due to missing critical information in files, or belief there is not enough space because it appears full--when the space is just used inefficiently). Also not included are lost revenue opportunities. For example, when the piece of paper with the red-hot prospect's information cannot be found, or customers turn to your more organized competitors due to poor or no response, how can the effect on the bottom line possibly be calculated?

Most people say there aren't enough hours in the day and can't afford to waste time - yet most do just that! Too much time is spent on tasks of little consequence -- and not enough time on what is important. This creates fewer accomplishments and added stress.

A common trait of successful executives is knowing how to organize. As efficient time managers, they make the most of every day and complete their most important tasks. They have learned effective business organizing skills.

   
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Perhaps you tried to organize your office on your own. You spent a few hours on a week- end clearing piles of papers and clutter from every horizontal surface. You created some files and worked on your filing system. You felt a great sense of accomplishment and went home. A couple of weeks or so later, quick retrieval of documents from your filing system is impossible and your office looked like it did before you "organized."  Why? You didn't organize. You decluttered, which is just a step in the process. If it were as simple as just putting away paper and "stuff" to make your space look neat, everyone would do it. Getting organized is a process that involves several steps, knowing the proper systems and tools that work well for you, and routine maintenance.

A dieting analogy works well. If someone gained too much weight and wants to lose it, dieting takes time. The extra weight wasn't added overnight and it can't be lost overnight. Once the excess pounds are shed, a maintenance diet is the key to sustaining the goal weight. If old eating habits are resumed, the excess weight will return. It's the same with clutter.

Every business can run more efficiently and cost-effectively to improve its bottom-line results. Access to important, current information by instant retrieval of documents from filing systems and effective time management skills are vital. Employing proper business organizing skills gives your company a critical competitive advantage.

An Organized Approach^SM will partner with you to identify where business organizing skills are lacking and implement effective systems, tools and techniques, customized for your company's needs and preferences. Replace unproductive time with productive time to maximize your company's results!

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