Organization & Planning Tips
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Tip:
Electronic and/or use your
“Task” list from your Outlook;
this way you can utilize the
pop-up reminders and
print your list.
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Schedule your priorities! You need to know
what has to be done now/today and
get it done!
Procrastination will kill you!
“Schedule your priorities instead of prioritizing
your schedule!”
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1. Example: obtain 31 hanging files; label each tab
2. Labels 1 - 31 stands for each day of the month. This will help you with hard copy documents you need to keep for you or your co-workers. This will also be a place to keep items you need to work on for the next day, week, month, etc. and keep your work space looking neat!
3. Check it first thing in the morning to schedule your day!
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Always carry a tablet of paper
and pen with you into your
supervisor’s office and meetings.
Gives confidence that you won’t
forget instructions and meeting
follow-ups.
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Know the behaviors of your
coworkers and the demands of
superiors!
Know their business preferences
and tendencies.
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Find a contact person in each department
and use that person to get what you need
and answers to your questions!
You can get more done by knowing the
right folks than by knowing what’s right!
Remember the saying…”its not what you
know-its who you know!”
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Definition:
Understand what is needed to
accomplish work objectives and
establish goals and priorities.
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Able to prioritize work and develop a plan of action.
Establishes contingency plans and responds to potential obstacles.
Handles multiple tasks and issues simultaneously, remaining flexible.
Tracks progress and follow-up on any outstanding action items.
Understands urgency for responding to requests and integrates this understanding into daily work plan.
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If you don’t know what you are
doing--fool the people around
you by being organized; they will
think you have it together!
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