GET ORGANIZED!

I was reminded this week that "the higher you go in any
organization, the neater the desks are." My friend was
sharing his observation that when he visits any business or
organization, he half expects the mail room, the shipping
department, the places where new hires start out, to be
messy.
When he talks with managers, he's grown accustomed to
greater orderliness, more routine, less chaos. And when he
visits the executive suite of a successful company, it's
usually quiet, neat as a pin, and very focused.
Now the question becomes, did people move up because they
were more organized, or did they get more organized as they
moved up? And of course the answer is, "yes!" Whether they
started out that way or not, successful leaders are
organized!
Every office requires a set of routine folders, files and
supplies for the new year. You need some new calendars, new
payroll forms, new schedules, new goals and new plans. And,
at the end of the year, some old, familiar tools become
obsolete and it's time to trash them. Take care of this!
This week, get ready for 2017!  This week, get ahead of the
game and prepare the forms, the files, the materials you
know you will need on January 1st. Like Santa Claus, make a
list, check it twice, then take action. Play ahead of the
game.