Top Tips for Staying Organised at Work?

[CalicoCaboodle]

Hi everyone,

I've just been promoted into a new position, and I'm very excited, but the role is going to come with a significant jump in workload and I'll have to spin a lot of plates.

Just wondering if you have any tools or tips that you couldn't live without in your own work life? So any products in particular (for me it would be my desk planner), or good ways of keeping track of projects and keeping on top of emails.

I'm generally quite good at staying up to date with things but I've been known to let the odd thing slip through the cracks when my schedule gets chaotic, so I wonder if there's a big Organisation Life Hack that I'm missing!

Consistency. If you follow broadly the same routine every day, then it is far less likely for things to slip through the net.

I'm not a manager but have been juggling lots of projects recently. Seems obv but I set reminders in my Outlook calendar for things which need follow up in say 2 or 3 weeks; time spent planning is time well spent, good ole to-do lists and email flags, the odd email to myself if something occurs to me on a non-work day

Plan your week out and plan in spare time for certain tasks.
Block out time for organising/planning ahead.
Try not to overbook yourself meeting wise and leave time for admin.
Daily/weekly lists and prioritise tasks.
Any tasks not completed by the end of the day/week re prioritise for next day.
Assess/reassess priorities as you go.
Try not to get dragged into unecesssey conversations.
Delegate where you can.

Download the app. To do so and make an account for yourself, you can add all your work schedules on there. I recently started as a manager, and I implemented this in my new job. It's been a lifesaver to keep up with all the tasks and ongoing jobs.