Getting a Grip on the Paper and Email War

Introduction .............................................................................................. 1
How To Use This Book ............................................................................ 7

PART ONE: LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT .......................................... 9
Chapter 1: How To Organise The Layout Of Your Office ..................... 11
Chapter 2: Why Bother About the ‘Look’ Of an Office? .......................... 20
Chapter 3: Open-Plan Offices – Do They Work? .................................... 28
Chapter 4: Desks, Shelves and Cupboards ............................................... 41
Chapter 5: Guidelines to Choose the Right Filing Equipment ................ 48
Chapter 6: Archival Storage ..................................................................... 56

PART TWO: SET UP GOOD SYSTEMS ............................................ 65
Chapter 7: How to Set Up an Easy-to-run Work Space ........................... 67
Chapter 8: Filing Systems – Challenging or Simple ................................. 78
Chapter 9: Desks and How to Drive Them ............................................. 90

PART THREE: CLEAR THE CLUTTER ........................................... 103
Chapter 10: Please Don’t Look At My Office! ....................................... 105
Chapter 11: What Excuse Can I Come Up With This Time? ............... 111
Chapter 12: How To Clear The Desk Clutter ....................................... 116
Chapter 13: That Disaster Masquerading As A Filing Cabinet! ............. 124

PART FOUR: HOW TO MAINTAIN OUR GOOD INTENTIONS ..............131
Chapter 14: The BIG Key to Continued Success ................................... 135
Chapter 15: Why We Feel Overwhelmed .............................................. 143
Chapter 16: Powerful Life Hacks ........................................................... 149
Chapter 17: In-Time and Through-Time – How Punctual Are You? ... 157
Chapter 18: How to Read More Effectively ........................................... 162
Chapter 19: What Can We Throw Out? ............................................... 170

PART FIVE: WORKING FROM HOME .......................................... 175
Chapter 20: Flexible Work Practices and Working from Home ............ 177
Chapter 21: How to Get Going, and How to Stop ................................ 184

PART SIX: TIME-EFFICIENT HANDLING OF EMAIL ................. 191
Chapter 22: How to Manage Digital Distractions ................................. 195
Chapter 23: High-Level Email Work Practices ...................................... 200
Chapter 24: Set Up Your Email System for Efficiency ........................... 204
Chapter 25: Good Email Housekeeping Habits ..................................... 211
Chapter 26: How to Write Emails to Get the Results You Want .......... 218
Chapter 27: Some Bonus Tech Tips for Non-Techies ........................... 221
Chapter 28: Back Up – or Die! .............................................................. 226

Conclusion ............................................................................................ 231
Summary of Key Points ......................................................................... 233
Index ..................................................................................................... 237
Bibliography .......................................................................................... 241
About The Author ................................................................................. 245