One Year to an Organized Work Life From Your Desk to Your Deadlines, the Week-by-Week Guide to Eliminating Office Stress for Good

by Leeds, Regina

• ISBN13: 9780738212791
• ISBN10: 0738212792
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-02
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

For many of us, the workplace is our second home...and it's just as messy. But who would you be if you felt totally in control of your schedule, your workload, and your career?One Year to an Organized Work Lifeis a unique week-by-week, month-by-month system to streamline your workspace, take the anxiety out of your job, and have more time for what you love.Using her unique "Zen organizing" approach, professional organizer Regina Leeds shows readers the simple steps to get more done in less timefrom clearing your desk and organizing your files to dealing with email and making meetings efficient. Regina helps you tackle the sources of stress, disorganization, and time management difficulties so that over time, life becomes easier, not overwhelming.Whether you're looking to advance your career, balance your work and family, or just deal with the daily deluge of paperwork,One Year to an Organized Work Lifewill help you spend less time at the office and go home happy.

Author Biography

Regina Leeds, a professional organizer and founder of Get Organized! by Regina, is the author of several books, including The Zen of Organizing. She lives outside of Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
January: Start Fresh	p. 11
Chart the Course	p. 14
Decide Where You Want to Be	p. 19
Keep a Calendar	p. 25
Calm the Morning Rush	p. 30
February: Make the Most of Your Office Space	p. 38
Reclaim Your Office	p. 41
Employ the Magic Formula	p. 47
Clear Your Desk	p. 55
Take Back Your Space	p. 61
March: Stop Paper Pileups	p. 67
Buried in Paper	p. 70
Learn the Secrets of a Working File System	p. 74
From Piles to Files	p. 83
Maintain Your File System	p. 95
April: Break Your Worst Time-Wasting Habits	p. 102
Understand Procrastination	p. 104
Let Go of Perfection	p. 110
Find Where the Time Goes	p. 114
Improve Your Focus	p. 118
May: Set Priorities	p. 124
Discover Why You Are in This Pickle	p. 126
Stop Negative Thinking	p. 130
Create a To-Do Plan	p. 133
Identify Sneaky Schedule-Interrupters	p. 141
June: Dealing with People	p. 146
Make Meetings More Productive	p. 148
Have We Met Before?	p. 151
Reactions Are Always a Choice	p. 154
Deal with Difficult People	p. 157
July: Take a Vacation!	p. 163
Beat Burnout	p. 165
Get the Office Ready for Your Departure	p. 169
Use Your New Skills to Plan Your Vacation	p. 173
Leave Your BlackBerry Behind	p. 176
August: Organize Your Virtual World	p. 181
Uncover Your Communication Style	p. 183
Organize Your E-Mail	p. 185
More Communication Opportunities	p. 189
Clean Out and Back Up Computer Files	p. 194
September: Fine-Tune for Fall	p. 198
Improve Your Commute	p. 200
Organize Your Home Schedule	p. 204
Plan Your Home Office	p. 208
Create Your Home Office	p. 212
October: Ease Business Travel	p. 216
Get in Sync	p. 217
When You Have to Get Ready at the Last Minute	p. 221
Pack for Business	p. 226
Complete Those Expense Reports	p. 230
November: Move Forward	p. 233
Harness the Value of Professional Networking	p. 234
Make the Most of Conferences and Sales Conventions	p. 238
Update Your Resume and Other Important Documents	p. 241
Prepare for a Review and Ask for a Raise	p. 245
December: Balance Your Work and Life	p. 249
Streamline Your Holiday Experience at Work	p. 251
Office Parties	p. 255
Banish End-of-the-Year Business Madness!	p. 259
Enjoy This Week and Prepare for Next Year	p. 263
Acknowledgments	p. 271
Resources	p. 273
Index	p. 279
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