Aug 27 2009
Time to Clean House!
The phone isn’t ringing off the hook, you’ve got some time on your hands but you want to be productive. August is typically not a time workers are complaining of writer’s cramp or carpal tunnel from processing orders.
September is just around the corner and you need to be ready when customers are back to work, taking care of business, placing some orders, and trying to end the year on a good note.
Business owners rarely get the time to clean “their own house”, starting with their office. We have been downsizing to survive the times so we are still continually busy. But for most, right now, not in a few weeks, is a time where we can create a healthier and more effective work environment for when activity increases.
Go through the stacks of paper, lists, etc that you keep thinking you’ll get to this year. If you haven’t touched them in three months or even less, it won’t happen – throw them out. Except for key vendor information, pricing and the few “good” lists that contain good target accounts for prospecting, the stacks should be gone. Samples worth keeping – create a file so when the need comes, you can find it. At least the clutter will be gone.
Walking into a clean office or production area makes you feel ready to battle for business – slim and trim, feels like you’ve put in a few weeks at the gym.
The same goes for production areas – inventory you haven’t used in years, clutter now looking like it’s a permanent fixture, get rid of it!
Good luck and selling! If you try to reach me I’ll be taking loads to my dumpster or calling our local, favorite shredding business for a pick up!