effectively planning their trip. You have a travel itinerary template you put all of the final details in to send them out the door with. All of these individual steps have a procedure associated with them. The procedures all combine to create your travel planning system. Where do you struggle the most with organization? Email. It’s why I became certified as a Productivity Pro Consultant with Laura Stack. Her system for email management is outstanding. And while email is still not my strong suit…it’s much better because of the system she teaches. Every time your job responsibilities or position changes, you’re going to run into new things that challenge you to think differently about how you work. That’s a good thing. But it can also catch you off guard if you’re not aware of it. So allow yourself to adapt and adjust as you go. Your systems will need to evolve to match the personalities and work environments you are in. Regarding Email organization: Think of your inbox as your mailbox, not your to do list. You don’t go to your physical mailbox and write checks and reply to letters standing at your mailbox. Don’t do that with your inbox either. Process your emails OUT of your inbox and into a TASK or CALENDAR appointment so you get them into your system for follow up, tracking, and completion. Then work from your TASKS view in Outlook during the day. When you have 5-10 min of time to work on something, it’s immediately prioritized in tasks for you if you did your daily planning the day before or the morning of and you know immediately what you need to work on next. Key Tip for Everyone to Remember:
effectively planning their trip. You have a travel itinerary template you put all of the final details in to send them out the door with. All of these individual steps have a procedure associated with them. The procedures all combine to create your travel planning system. Where do you struggle the most with organization? Email. It’s why I became certified as a Productivity Pro Consultant with Laura Stack. Her system for email management is outstanding. And while email is still not my strong suit…it’s much better because of the system she teaches. Every time your job responsibilities or position changes, you’re going to run into new things that challenge you to think differently about how you work. That’s a good thing. But it can also catch you off guard if you’re not aware of it. So allow yourself to adapt and adjust as you go. Your systems will need to evolve to match the personalities and work environments you are in. Regarding Email organization: Think of your inbox as your mailbox, not your to do list. You don’t go to your physical mailbox and write checks and reply to letters standing at your mailbox. Don’t do that with your inbox either. Process your emails OUT of your inbox and into a TASK or CALENDAR appointment so you get them into your system for follow up, tracking, and completion. Then work from your TASKS view in Outlook during the day. When you have 5-10 min of time to work on something, it’s immediately prioritized in tasks for you if you did your daily planning the day before or the morning of and you know immediately what you need to work on next. Key Tip for Everyone to Remember:
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