Opening An Old Thread
This Bear is re-opening an old MZ thread, perhaps thinking about this topic for a couple reasons.....
Reason 1 - In the "Calendar" thread a number of folks indicated they use Franklin Planners (or similiar) as their primary calendar.
Reason 2 - I finally head back to the office (after 3 months) and I have been thinking about the things that I have to look at and get caught-up with when I first walk into that place. :-c
In the workplace the calendar on my wall is for scenic reasons only.....lighthouses. I also have a small daily desk calendar that I will flip over daily. On that calendar I will write something that is HOT and must be done. (Nothing else on that calendar.)
I use a Franklin Planner, classic size, classic look. Every day I go through the list, ala "Franklin" method, and attack those important "A" items. The best organization plus I get from the Franklin is on the beginning-of-the-month items, mostly related to sales dollars, numbers, productivity, safety, quality, etc. As I tackle the projects involved with each topic I can write in the same project for the first day of the next month. Hey, it works for me.
Our company uses Lotus Notes, tied in to more than seventy (70) PC's. Lotus is great for picking a meeting site, reserving the conference room of choice, sending out the e-mailed invitiations, poring over the responses from those invites, sending "preliminary" agendas to attendees. I use it religiously. Lotus is also good for passing general information to select (or "all") users. Our programmers have also tied-in Lotus with a home-grown program that allows us to introduce artwork and packing changes to a customer's general file, minus what used to be a long stack of papers going physically through multiple desks and work centers.
I believe that being organized is an important part of the work environment. If done right it is productive (cost-effective), strengthens the quality of your work, and presents a professional image.....especially to those that report to you.
Bear