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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Many believe that the terms “procedures” and “systems” are interchangeable, but that’s not exactly true. A system contains all the information you need to handle the accounting functions for your job. Procedures, forms, and checklists combine to create systems for how you get things done efficiently. Systems have many benefits.

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Is Document Scanning Green?

Eco-Office Gals

Most companies will look to document scanning as a way of managing their paper based information and with advances and maturing technology these solutions have started to become economically viable. These systems are often error prone. The Cost Of Storing Documents Long Term. both the paper and the storage materials.

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11 Things Organized and Productive People Do Every Day

Success

We fear that slowing down and organizing will kill our productivity, but the facts suggest otherwise: The average office employee spends “at least two hours a day—or 25% of their workweek—looking for the documents, information or people they need to do their jobs,” according to Glean ’s 2022 Hybrid Workplace Habits & Hangups survey. “54%

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

Procedures are more than just documents; they are a roadmap for new hires, guiding them through the complexities of their new role and the company culture without constant supervision. You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. Think back to the last time you started a new job.

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How to Hold a Successful Project Debrief

Jen Lawrence

Depending on the team dynamic, this may look like a survey form, contributing to a shared document, or simply sending an email to a point of contact. Set the Agenda. A key component of a successful Project Debrief meeting is keeping the agenda tight and streamlined. What improvements are suggested for next time?

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

How are you supposed to document everything for reference, as well? If you want to make consistent progress on procedures documentation, you need to make it a habit, not a project. So, the trick is to find a way to integrate procedures documentation and process improvement into the natural flow of your daily work.

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How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications

Eat Your Career

In my experience, many organizations follow an “honor system.” Meaning: I capture the information for my own records, but I also go ahead and input the data into the online tracking system for the certification. Some people use a simple Word document or Excel spreadsheet. It’s often considered optional. Other folks use OneNote.

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