How does a manager stay organized?
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~Stay on task first and foremost.\nNever pick up a piece of paper without finishing the details and following through. If you try to always do this, when possible, you won't have a pile on your desk.\n\n~Make a schedule.\nAnd stick to it. You should have a "To Do" list for daily, weekly and monthly duties. Put these lists in order of importance and post on a large calendar, checking off as you go. I like the blotter size and I use a scheduler from Microsoft.\n\n~Allow others their responsibilities. \nIf you end up doing the work of others, you won't be as organized because your time isn't being spent well. Helping others, or doing their job because it needs to get done is poor management. Occasionally you will have to due to absenteeism but don't make it a habit.\n\n~Allow space on your calendar for free time.\nWithout two breaks and a lunch, your mind gets bogged down. You need these breaks to eat, meditate or walk off your bodies need to rest. Rest meaning; removed from the situation temporaraly.
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1) Sort through the junk and the stuff you want to keep - anything you don't want anymore, throw away or give away. It makes a huge difference to see how much stuff you actually have and don't need.\n\n2) When you use something, put it back in it's place when you're done. It's easier to throw it on the floor but if you put individual things back in a certain place, the mess is reduced big-time.\n\n3) Keep your closet drawers organized (all clothes should be folded or hung up) and keep a laundry hamper/basket in your room for dirty clothes; this keeps them off the floor.\n\n4) Buy lots of storage containers and put away things you don't use on a daily basis. CDs and DVDs should be kept in their cases and in a box, so they're not scattered everywhere.\n\n5) Dust and vacuum once or twice a week. It doesn't have to be a big effort, just run the  vacuum around and dust things like the wardrobe and the TV. Less dirt/dust = less bugs, dust bunnies, etc. :)
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JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK .\nTHEN SOMEDAY YOU MAY BE THE BOSS
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Keep resumes simple and concise.  Your resume should be one page in length if possible.  No less than 10 point font.  You can also tailor your resume to the jobs you're applying for.  So if you're applying for a manager position, you can just put related tasks for your past jobs such as "assisted in hiring", even if you only did that once in awhile.  Keep is simple.   The resume should be easy to scan and pick out key points.  Nobody wants to read two columns of information.  Good luck!
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Good managers create a team of which they are more a member than a leader, if your subordinates are made to feel like participants in the team rather than just workers under a boss they will desire to work harder and help more.\nI suggest a few things:\n1) Ask rather than demand help.\n2) Explain the assisgnment of the team and ask advice on how to get them done best -Even if you head up a cleaning crew, I bet your team can come up with ways to get the job done faster, better, cheaper...etc\n3) Be the hardest worker on the team - people respect a boss who actually works.\n4) Listen to your people, even if you cannot take their suggestions, listen and then explain why.\n5) Be fair, work hard to be impartial... have no favorites.\n6) Give alot of feedback, look for every opportunity to give praise.\n7) Be willing to "fire" a bad apple, the rest of the team will appreciate it.\n8) Gain trust by being trustworthy.. be a person who keeps your word, is always honest, and never gossips.\n9) Small rewards - A can of coke or box of donuts for everyone one day out of your own pocket will pay big dividends.\n10) Middle management is the hardest, explain your bosses expectation to your workers, so they can work with you rather than against you.\n11) Remember they are just people too - having good and bad days just trying to make a living. Treat them as such.\n\nBest of everything with your co-workers.
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Hello,\n\nA PDA would help you a lot to do this. I would recommend you to use a PDA that has a mobile phone included too (a cell and a PDA is very difficult to carry both in the same time - every moment of the day).\nThe best software tool to organize yourself is Outlook. It helps me a lot!\n\nAfter all is not all about what kind of PDA or software you use, is just about using them correctly, or at least often enough!\n\nGood luck!
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Introduce the new person to everyone where they will be working.  Make sure they know where the bathrooms are, the vending machines, the smoking area, etc., etc.  Then explain, in general terms, just what it is that your department does, who does it, and why they do it.  Don't forget your vision/mission statement and your core values (if any).  Then hand them off to their supervisor, who will likely tell them the way things REALLY work and what their duties will now be.
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1" binders are great to keep papers organized.  Get a 3 hole punch and a binder and you're on the way to making the Dean's list.  (Oh yeah, and you might have to study a little and do your homework too.)
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- follow up of the schedule of your boss\n- type letters for him/her\n- planning of meetings\n- writing minutes of a meeting\n- some accounting task\n- be in charge of pay sometime\n- update of files\n- make reservation for your boss, travel, restaurant, \n- planning of social activities
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A planner is a great way to be more organized. I am never without mine. There are many available out there, so get one that fits your needs. If other things around you you are unorganized (room,car,etc.) take a day and completely clean and organize them. It makes it easier to stay organized when you start with a Clean slate.
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It starts with lower management needing fairly specific information (how are the finances in my department doing) to upper management wanting very broad (how many widgets did we product last quarter).\n\nUpper management may also need to take the micro view sometimes (how are the fiances in the XYZ department doing).\n\nThe middle managers may need a combination of both.\n\nMike Honeycutt
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I have been a manager in both large and small organizations and can tell you they are very different.  Both require you to interact with people, and therefore people skills are required and important.  However, often in smaller organizations the manager needs a broader skillset.  In larger organizations, the managers can often "specialize" and be responible for a small part of the process, still having a large span of control.  For example, at the warehouse where I was a manager, I was responsible for a small part of the process - order picking.  That was it.  Just send people out to pick the orders.  They did not pack them, did not put the stuff on the shelves, just took a CD or book off the shelf and put it in a tote to send to the next department.  But I had 45 employees and more than 100 at christmas time.  That was a large organization.  When I managed a warehouse in a smaller organization, I had only 12 employees, but I was responsible for receiving, stocking, shipping as well as payroll and safety and facilities, along with managing my 12 employeees.  So it can be very different being a manager in a small organization compared to a large one.
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organize.... then do a little each day... if organized it won't get messy as fast!
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Take a look at what you appreciated in a manager when you were their employee. Look to your boss as an example. Stay focused and organized,dont double talk,stay approachable and dont give up learning...\nCongratulations!
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Delegating tasks to individuals that can complete the tasks is the most important part.\n\nI have seen managers give projects to the wrong staff member, because they were more well liked...and the project failed.\n\nKnow your staff and what they are capable of.  Challenge them, but be there to catch the ball if they drop it.  Also, be the first in to work, and the last to leave, as frequently as possible, so you are viewed as a manager that pulls their weight.
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Make a list and prioritize it.  Focus on the things that you really need to get done as deadlines approach.\n\nBut don't forget to schedule a little "me time" too.
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The suggestions above will work well with most managers, but there are some who have more specific ways of working that make day-to-day interaction challenging. Here are some typical "difficult boss"personalities and remedies for dealing with them.\n\nBoss type: The Micro-Manager (controlling, overly involved)\nRemedy: Your boss needs to develop more confidence in you. Begin by asking for complete responsibility on smaller tasks and then work your way up to bigger tasks. Be sure to deliver consistently excellent work or you may lose that trust quickly.\n\n\nBoss type: The Non-Manager (indecisive, hesitant, vague)\nRemedy: Instead of asking open-ended questions, give him a few choices and one clear recommendation. Counteract vagueness by asking for clarification. Avoid procrastination on your boss's part by communicating your deadlines and following up on what you need.\n\n\nBoss type: The Unreasonable Manager (crushes you with work)\nRemedy: Schedule a meeting to discuss priorities and options for what you can and cannot handle. Suggest bringing in a contractor to help during peak periods.