Have you ever noticed that when one employee cleans and organizes his/her office that other people seem to catch the cleaning "bug" too? I've noticed it lately. Maybe it's a summer-end purging cycle that normally takes place.
I know it makes you "feel" more productive, but I wondered if it actually equated to being more productive. I found this quick-read Does a Clean Workplace Mean Better Productivity? from maintenance-one.com written by Virginia Stamford that confirmed my theory that workers can influence their individual productivity by employing some basic housekeeping tips.
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I especially like the tip about dealing with paper documents and/or emails only one time by filing them immediately. This is a tip that I'm not only trying at work but am also applying this discipline to mail/paperwork at home.
So the next time you think people are giving you the disapproving look of "how do they have time to clean their office?" just tell them you are directly impacting company productivity.
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Do you have any office organizing tips that you use that others could benefit from reading?