Productivity Tips: Setting Up Your Workplace

A chaotic, busy office can dramatically hinder your ability to focus on the tasks in front of you. In this installment of the Productivity Tips series, productive leadership author and speaker Dave Crenshaw explains how to boost your productivity by cultivating a personal workspace that makes it easier to stay motivated and on task. Dave explains how to minimize constant interruptions by implementing a closed-door, open-calendar policy. He shares tips for establishing a system to keep track of requests and tasks. Plus, he discusses how to ensure that you read materials in a timely manner, make your open workspace productive, and remain organized at home as well as at the office.
Topics include:
- Name one way to create a visually productive workspace.
- Explain the closed door, open calendar policy.
- Determine the difference between a home and a gathering point when using stacking trays.
- Identify one technique that helps maintain productivity when in a position that requires switches in attention.
- Recall the most important rule for a paperless office.