time management

Part 4 Spatial Clutter

Part 4. 5 Clutter Clusters-Spatial Clutter

Tanya Lewis

Can your business afford spatial clutter?

With office and warehouse space leased and/or sold by the per square metre /foot, paying for space affected by clutter, which cannot be used or accessed for its intended purpose, does not make financial sense.

Offices, warehouse space, storage facilities, lunchrooms, boardrooms, meeting rooms, thoroughfares, even vehicles are prone to clutter clusters. Left disorganised, space commonly becomes congested and backed up with clutter and stuff.

Decluttering creates a sense of confidence and self-efficacy… Source: Psychology Today  clutter reflects an image of disorganisation, hinders traffic flow, and imprints a negative message on the people working within this space and visitors to this space. So, can your business really afford clutter?

Where do I start?

Take a photograph of the space (office, warehouse, thoroughfare, car etc) and take a moment and take a good look at it, you may be surprised to see things you had not seen for some time, things have blended in, walking past them every day yet never really noticing them.

Remove the following items- rubbish, out of date or delinquent items or equipment, items broken (beyond repair) any items suitable for donation. Set aside any items worth selling and ensure they are complete before listing to sell (example- cords, software, manuals etc)

Clearing space of items no longer relevant (clutter) offers an accurate view and appreciation of the size on offer.

There’s no blanket rule to define clutter, it is different for everyone; defining clutter comes down to a few simple questions. Ask yourself

Do I need now?

Do I need in the future?

Responsible Disposal

Although office clutter hold little value to you, it still holds value, when placed in the right hands we start to see new opportunities arise.  At Eco Organiser® our mission to help our clients ethically declutter, embrace corporate responsibility and do good for the planet by responsibly disposing of unwanted stuff.

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Are you looking to create positive space in your office, or are your employees out growing your current space?  Check out our Useful Links and find ways to responsibly dispose of unwanted items in your business.

Need help clear clutter clusters and create an office that functions and flow contact tanya@ecoorganiser.com.au to arrange a consultation

Digital clutter

5 Clutter Clusters Can your business afford clutter? Part 2. Digital Clutter

Tanya Lewis

Early studies into digital clutter indicate having too many files could be a problem and lead to increased stress and feeling overwhelmed. According to the National Association of Professional Organizations NAPO the average person wastes 4.3 hours per week searching for papers, which adds stress and frustration in the workplace, while reducing concentration and creative thinking.

When we the last time you wasted time looking for a file or email? Continue reading

Paper Clutter

5 Clutter Clusters- Can your business afford clutter Part 1. Paper

Tanya Lewis

Business and work-spaces cluttered with paper, magazines, manuals, files, things that require action, or things totally irrelevant to our role leads to confusion, frustration, lack of direction, in ability to focus, fatigue and limits our ability to produce the results required for the task ahead.

Decluttering creates a sense of confidence and self-efficacy.. . Source: Psychology Today 

But why bother spending time decluttering, I am too busy running my business?

Investing time to ethically declutter

  • Boosts productivity
  • Saves money
  • Improves Health and Well-being
  • Reduces our carbon footprint

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Small Busines

Business- The True Cost of Clutter and Disorganisation – 6 Tips to Conquer Clutter

Tanya Lewis

With the constant flow of new responsibilities and roles filtering into our workload, how are we to keep track of meeting notes, searching for files, and trying to stay up-to-date? In most cases it comes at a cost, a cost on our time, relationships and health.

I speak from experience, in my previous life I was consumed by my job, excelling in a male dominated industry, I identified myself though my career and I loved it. As the hours grew longer and workload increased, so did my clutter. Too busy focusing on my role and not on my health, I found out the true cost of clutter and disorganisation.

Clutter Isn’t Just Physical

My clutter was not physical clutter, it was the stuff I carried around in my head, massive to do list’s, plans and ideas, meetings, targets to meet and managing a sales team. Don’t get me wrong I loved it but my body was telling me a very different story.

How do we cope when we are pinged, tweeted, zoomed, facetimed trying to function on a diet of constant learning to keep up with new things, sifting through information, swapping quickly between tasks and multitasking? Generally speaking…not very well Continue reading

Tools to save time

The 3 indispensable tools of a good time manager

Tanya Lewis

I am very pleased to bring you this guest blog written by Nathalie Ricaud professional organiser and the founder of Get Organised & Beyond.  She helps women who feel overwhelmed by all the stuff they’ve accumulated in their homes or all the activities they’re trying to fit into their schedule let go of the unneeded and unloved so that they can make room for the important things in their life.  She’s the author of a blog and is regularly published in print and online media.  She’s also a regular speaker at events and conferences.

The 3 indispensable tools of a good time manager

Do you ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get things done?  That you have little time if any to do the things you truly enjoy?  That you are struggling to juggle work and family?  Well I have developed an introductory time management coaching programme to address just these issues.  In this programme I help my clients put in place 3 tools that are indispensable to regain control over their time and sanity.  Interested to know what these tools are?   Continue reading

Stop the clutter takeover

How to regain control over office clutter and spark the change you want

Tanya Lewis

Does your office clutter stop you from expanding your business, simply because you waste valuable time looking for things?

Einstein said   “A cluttered desk is the sign of a clutter head”

The office is where we go to work, earn our living, retreat into another world to write a book, carrying out meetings or plan for future successes.

What does your office say? Does your office reflect your true professionalism or do you cringe when someone offers to drop by for a quick face to face meeting?

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