Organized For Success

One of the key problems of a home office is that many people had to convert living space into an area they can dedicate to the home office.   If that dedicated space is poorly laid out, it can have a hugely negative impact on your productivity and your frustration level.

Your office must be COMFORTABLE for you. Must basements, noisy kitchens, cramped closets, small guest bedroom desks… these can all be impractical locations that are forced upon us by virtue of no other options.

Dehumidifiers, brighter lighting, folding screens, murphy beds, vertical shelving units… these are all things that can make a huge difference in how comfortable your office location can be. Whatever you need to do to make your limited location options work for you, totally make those adjustments.  Your success has to be worth it.

Also make sure that whatever space you do select, you have all your tools within reach.  Once you claim a space, make it yours and lay it out in the manner that works best for you.

If you haven’t looked at Lean’s 5S system, this is a good time to give it a really good examination.  The 5S principles can go a long way to making sure that you have what you need without any frustration whatsoever.  You want to have your furniture laid out effectively and your most used tools/resources within immediate reach whenever possible.

Another factor in your home office will be your files.  Every business creates paperwork and that paperwork demands a filing system.  A well maintained filing system will keep your business effective and your work area uncluttered.