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    Office Productivity
    Office Productivity
    Office Productivity
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    Office Productivity

    By Giles Johnston

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    Do you want to speed up how your office works?

    Office Productivity is a short guide written by an experienced business consultant to help you improve the productivity and effectiveness of your office.

    If you find that work pours into your business and your 'to do' lists are getting longer and longer and that your e-mails just aren't getting dealt with then this book is for you.

    This book is made up of eight practical chapters to help your business

    From looking at how to get more done with less effort to improving the storage of your files this book offers practical advice on how to improve the way you organise your office.

    Each section concludes with a number of 'action points' to help you apply the ideas quickly to your business.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGiles Johnston
    Release dateOct 17, 2013
    ISBN9781301018949
    Office Productivity
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    Giles Johnston

    Giles Johnston is a business improvement consultant who specialises in helping businesses improve their on time delivery performance. Giles is a Chartered Engineer and uses the same principles and problem solving ideas from his manufacturing background to help businesses in all sectors. Many of the tools and methods Giles uses to help his clients improve their performance have now made their way into written format and have now been published as ebooks. Giles is thankful to his clients who have pushed him to write down his views and ideas, making these books possible. Giles lives in the North East of England with his family.

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      Book preview

      Office Productivity - Giles Johnston

      Office Productivity: Reduce the chaos and workload from your office admin

      Giles Johnston

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012 Giles Johnston

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Disclaimer:

      The author of this book has tried to present the most accurate information to his knowledge at the time of writing. This eBook is intended for information purposes only. The author does not imply any results to those using this eBook, nor is he responsible for any results brought about by the usage of the information contained herein.

      Introduction

      Many of the business improvement methods that we incorporate into our working lives are aimed primarily at the delivery end of our businesses. They are not necessarily intended to be solely aimed there, but it is a very common observation that the area of the business that decides what is going to happen is not the same place as the where the improvements are focussed. I don’t know whether this is because people who work in these businesses perceive the problems to be elsewhere, or an honest misconception that the only place to gain an improvement in productivity is the where the production or service delivery actually takes place.

      I personally have found businesses less than welcoming with open arms when I suggest that we review the entire business for the productivity gains they seek, especially when I have been told that the problem is in a specific area. I can wholeheartedly understand that it could be perceived that I am looking to increase the amount of work in my projects, but this is not the case.

      When you improve the performance of the office within a business then the gains made at the delivery end can amplify.

      When you improve how a business coordinates its resources more gets achieved overall.

      When you improve how a business uses its data better decisions are made, which improve customer service and product quality.

      When you improve how a business processes its paperwork it becomes a more flexible and reliable business to work with.

      When the office raises its game there is no reason why the ‘operational’ part of the business cannot step up too. It’s a great example of lateral leadership.

      Whether your office is in tip top shape, or is rather lacking, this book can help you to find a few new ideas that can improve how your business functions overall. The ideas do not have to be contained purely to the office environment, they can work anywhere. To keep focus however, the examples and focus points have been chosen to reflect a direct application to the office environment.

      How to use this book

      This book is divided into sections and, as with all things of this nature; some will be more relevant than others to you at this current moment in time.

      Whilst the various sections can be read independently, I recommend that you at least have a quick skim through each section if you are considering not reading them all. Each section helps the other sections to become far more effective and so by reading each part of the book you will be better positioned to leverage the information.

      At the end of each section are action points that you may consider implementing in your business, reviewing these alone will help you to decide if the specific section is going to make a significant difference to your business.

      Finally, some of the material in this book may be familiar to you; after all good ideas don’t go away. If you find that you have already tried a similar idea out in the past, or have already implemented a similar solution then please reflect against your experience and ask yourself if your implementation could be even better.

      If you’re ready to start then let’s get into the first main section of this book.

      Table of Contents

      How to use this book

      Does email drive you mad?

      Getting more done with less effort

      The magic of running like clockwork

      Huddles: get a little closer!

      5S and organising the workplace

      Solving problems once and for all

      Using lists for maximum productivity

      Making strategy happen every day

      Conclusion

      Links and resources

      About Giles Johnston

      Does email drive you mad?

      How do you use your emails?

      Email has revolutionised the way we work, making it possible for us to communicate with

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