Disorganization on the Job

With so much to do and so many conflicting priorities it’s no wonder that you can’t seem to focus or ignore distractions.  And who has the time to get organized?  But other people seem to be able to do it.

• Your boss hands you an assignment and gives you a deadline. You don’t start the project — you can’t start the project — until the day before it’s due. Perhaps you miss your family dinner for the night, perhaps the project is not as good as it could or should be, but it took this last-minute pressure for you to get in gear.
• You do inspired work at your clients’ sites but your greatness doesn’t follow you back to the office. You get stalled on producing the paperwork and reporting that your boss requires. This documentation should be the easy part, but your inspiration fails when faced with the administrative task of recording past events.
• You have lots of loose ends that you just can’t tie up. When you are not pulled away by competing priorities, you find yourself helping colleagues with their projects, chatting with colleagues, or just killing time. Even when you are left alone, somehow you can’t get productive amid the office noise, the ringing phones, and other people typing away.
• Your desk is awash in paper and sticky notes. Your boss comes over and is amazed that you can find anything! You assure your boss that there is a system to your madness but secretly you acknowledge that it is woefully disorganized and problematic. Not for the first time you wonder, “Doeseveryone work this way?”
• Clients have already told you that they’re frustrated by your lateness.  You set the alarm to give you plenty of time to get showered, dressed and out the house, but, as usual, there is more traffic than usual! You’ve blown it again, hopefully this time you didn’t blow the account.

These are all very real examples of disorganization can affect professionals. There are solutions to these problems.

There are ways to learn to channel your energy in new ways to help you work on a project so that it is done on time and done well. There are ways to schedule time to do the busy work associated with your job and actually keep to your schedule so that you get the credit you deserve.

There are ways that you can manage your things more effectively so that you always know where to find those important phone numbers. There are ways for you to manage your time so that you can get to work without hiding from your boss or clients.

I can help you devise new strategies so that you can discover how to best exploit your strengths, and how to reach your best professional potential.

Are you ready to take action NOW?  Learn about the CarrieThru Escape Your Clutter Boot Camp and make this year the last year that your New Year’s Resolution is “Get Organized!”