We can be very efficient as individuals, but to be successful in making the company evolve into what we want it to become, we need to connect our structured and productive working habits with the overall structure of the company.
This structure can be expressed in terms of ...
Have you, like I have, ever thought “I would really like to start working in that way, start doing like that, but I never seem to have time to begin; I have so much to do, all the time”?
It may be about being better prepared for meetings, or about using to-do-lists, or about taking notes swiftly about what you and your customer agreed on in a sales meeting, or something completely different.
The good thing is ...
A consistent theme in creating a good personal or organizational structure is simplification, to make things simpler.
When things move too slowly forward and even when we get totally stuck, we and our business can get going and accelerate easier if we make things simple.
But, how?
Here are six kinds of simplicity to utilize.
Are you drowing in piles of paper on your desk? It may be piles of documents that you do not need at the moment but can’tthrow away because you know that you will need it later; next week, next month or next year?
The solution to this is called “the tickler file”.
Many people that I meet in my profession, says “I really would need that!” when they hear me say that I work with making organizations and individuals more structured in their everyday life.
Often, they seem dejected when they say that, almost like they feel that creating a good personal structure is far too hard for them.
As I see it, it is just as easy to create a great structure as it is to keep a defective structure. It is just a matter of habits and simple tools.
Here are nine common mistakes that prevents good personal structure and tips on how to avoid them.
The vision, as all the other parts of the management process, is a powerful tool that can play a decisive role for the business, even on an average workday.
But far too often, the vision is not utilized at its full potential. So, to what uses can we put the vision as a tool?
A central part of a well structured, personal work routine setup is a to-do list.
By that, I mean a list that you use over a long period of time, rather than write a new list every morning. A gathered list over all that you have to do, distinctly defined and with tasks that are adequate in size, gives you an easy and quick overview over what tasks you are responsible for.
That makes it possible for you to concentrate on your current task without meanwhile keeping several other tasks in your mind. Besides, it will give you a kick of satisfaction every time you will be able to check off something on your list.
But in what format should you keep the to-do list? Well, that is a matter of taste. Here are six suggestions:
Welcome to the Structure Blog.
I, David Stiernholm, am a ”struktör”, which means that I create good structure and efficient work procedures for organizations and their key people.
But, why structure? What is the point with good structure? Isn’t that a very square, bureaucratic and limiting concept?
As I see it, on the contrary.
