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Make a Significant Difference in Your Business or Department with a Goodbye to Piles Day™

Information is power!  If you can find it when you need it.

Research shows that 80% of what we keep we never use.  Ask any group of people, "How many of you, if you had the time, know there are things in your files you can safely get rid of?" Most people will raise their hand. Yet who goes to work and says, "I don't have anything else to do today. I guess I'll clean out the files!" And if they do, co-workers often look at them in disbelief.

Many companies have held "clean-up days" in the past with little success. Setting the stage for a successful organization day involves four components:

It Costs How Much?!?

It costs $25,000 to fill a four-drawer filing cabinet and $2,100 per year to maintain it.

Is Your Environment Productive?

Would you like a free phone consultation?  Fill out (5 minutes) one or more of the scorecards below and e-mail or fax your results to us and we'll review and contact you.

Scorecards

1.  Pre-Day Preparation Prior to the Goodbye to Piles Day™

It's imperative for management to make preparations to ensure a successful day.  We will provide leadership in identification and implementation of the necessary steps and strategies.

2.  The Art of Wastebasketry® Seminar

Sometimes you need an expert to help take out your trash! How do you decide what to keep and what to throw away? Specific techniques make the purging process less painful and risky for the employees and their supervisors.

How to calculate the cost of disorganization to your business

You will learn -

  • The 3 questions you need to ask yourself as paper/information comes to your desk
  • Effective ways to manage paper overload
  • The 6 questions you need to ask yourself before you throw anything away

3.  On-Site Activities

There are two options for how to approach the on-site activities:

  • We will be on site for Goodbye to Piles Day™ to answer questions, help participants focus on the most important activities for the day, identify areas which will need to be addressed following the event, and make the day as pleasant for everyone as possible – indeed, even fun!
  • We will train the Administrator how to run a successful Goodbye to Piles Day™.

4.   Follow-Up Activities

In order to get the most benefit from this event, it is essential that management respond to concerns that were raised by the employees during the process.   We will collect the information, communicate it to you, and work with everyone to come to satisfactory resolution of the issues raised.

Get Started Now! Use our request form or call us at 309.826.5263.

According to the Small Business Administration, paperwork has been voted the biggest burden for small businesses. Time spent mishandling paperwork detracts from the company's ability to service customers, increase sales, and improve the bottom line.

The Payoff/Benefit

  • You’ll learn how to decide what to keep and what to throw away – and why recent legislation makes this more important than ever before.
  • A professional (or professionals) will be on site to help the day start and stay productive.
  • Streamline your office and lower your stress level.
  • Ensure proper disposal of information.
  • Eliminate piles by knowing what to do with every new piece of paper that comes into your office.
  • Learn how to trim the F.A.T., including how to decide when to keep and when to toss something.
  • Increase productivity through prioritizing, planning, delegating, handling communications, etc.

"...the paperless office, like artificial intelligence, is one of those 'any day now' phenomena that somehow never seem to actually arrive ... paper consumption has continued to double every four years, and 95% of all information in the US remains on paper, compared with just 1% stored electronically. Paperwork is increasing faster than digital technology can eliminate it."

Bill Gates - Business @ the Speed of Thought

Ready to Get Started?

If you are ready to request services, or want more information, fill out our easy request form or call us at 309.826.5263.

How organized is your business?  Schedule a Goodbye to Piles Today!

If office organization, time management, records management or document management is a challenge for your company, this service can make your life much easier. 

Difficulties with getting organized, filing and paper management can cause you or your employees to waste up to 150 hours per year!

Stop wasting precious time! 

Schedule your Goodbye to Piles Day today!