Assign a Place for Every Item in Your Shop

Ever need to refer to the operation manual for a piece of office equipment or a machine on the shop floor? Need to find the instruction flier and setup disc that came with your Bluetooth headset or other electronic gadget? If you place all manuals and software discs in a dedicated location, you won’t have to hunt for them.

Let this rule apply to all categories of documents you keep in the shop. At the end of each week, put everything back in their designated place. Shred or file paper stacks. Leave your desk clean at the end of the workday, so when you stroll in the next morning, you aren’t looking at a desk full of yesterday’s clutter. If you don’t let clutter accumulate, it’s easier to stay organized.

-Vince DiCecco, Your Personal Business Trainer