
BEmailbliOnly Check Your Emails Twice A Day Dont Respond Each Time You Receive An Email It Wastes Too Much Time! LiliSet Up Folders For Your Inbox So You Can Electronically File Your Emails When You Have Completed Them.liliSet Up Rules Within Your Email So Messages Are Automatically Filed For You To Read Later.liliUse Colour Coding So You Can Quickly Glance Over Your Inbox And See Which Messages Are Important.liliWhen You Have Read An Email And Actioned It Delete It.liliRemove Yourself From Ezines Or Electronic Newsletters You Dont Read.liliSet Up Spam Filters On Your Email.liliCreate An Email Signature With Your Contact Information So It Automatically Sends Your Details With Your Email.liliLeave An Out Of Office Message If You Are Away From Your Desk For More Than 24 Hours.libPhone CallsbliRecord A Voicemail To Notify Callers You Will Call Back Within 24 Hours.liIf You Are Busy All Day, Change Your Voicemail Message To Let Callers Know You Will Call Them Back The Next Day.liliInclude Your Email Address In Your Voicemail For All Phones So People Can Email You Instead Of Leaving A Message.liliAvoid Calling Businesses Between 10 AM 2 PM As People Are In Meetings Or At Lunch.liliTurn Off Your Mobile Phone If You Are Working On An Important Project.liliDivert Your Desk Phone To Your Mobile If You Leave The Office To Avoid Checking Two Voicemail Systems.liliUse The Lift As Your Guide For Turning Your Mobile On And Off. When You Are Getting Into A Lift For A Meeting, Turn Your Phone Off. When You Leave The Meeting To Return To The Foyer Turn Your Mobile On. This Avoids The Embarrassment Of Your Phone Ringing In An Important Meeting.libFilingbliIf You Hate Filing, Allocate 15 Minutes To Do Your Filing Every Friday Afternoon. Whatever Is Left Over Can Wait Until The Following Friday.liliLabel The Outside Of Filing Cabinets For Quick Reference.liliFile Your Manila Folders In Drawer Alphabetically To Help You Find Things Quickly.liliUse A Label Maker To Keep Your Files Tidy And Easy To Read.liliUse Coloured Manila Folders For Different Projects I.e. Blue For Staff, Purple For Projects, Pink For Personal Etc.libDesk ManagementbliGet Rid Of Your In-tray It Is A Holding Area For Paper. If You Have To Have One, Put It Out Of Your Line Of Sight So You Dont Get Distracted Looking At It All Day.liliRemove All Unnecessary Files And Paper Off Your Desk To Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed.liliKeep Your Desk Clear So You Can Focus On The Task In Front Of You.libReadingbliCreate A Reading File And Every Journal And FYI Document You Receive, Pop In The File And Read Once A Week.liliIf You Catch Public Transport To Work Carry Your Reading File With You So You Can Maximise Your Travel Time.libGeneralbliGet A Cleaner For Your House Pay Someone Else So You Can Enjoy Your Weekends.liliUse Couriers For Odd Jobs Instead Of Spending Your Time Driving And Parking.liliOrder Groceries And Fruit Online And Have Them Delivered.liliStick A No Junk Mail Sign On Your Letterbox To Avoid Rubbish.liliOpen Your Mail Over A Bin So You Can Toss What You Dont NeedliRead Your Mail With A Pen And Make Note On Each Document What Action Is Required.liliPay Your Bills Online To Avoid Cues And Wasting Your Lunch Times.li