Message #66150

[spitfire78]

Thanks everyone for your ideas and suggestions.  I will see what pieces of each I may be able to use.

Lucie, I like your idea of using the handle it once plan for things that can be accomplished quickly.  That would work for me.  

However, as Michelle said, most stuff I can't complete because I need to wait for information or action from others.  

Well, my in-box is now empty.  Since I was on vacation last week, I haven't really done any real work yet - just put everything away in folders.  I'm just getting to the point in the day where I'm ready to start tackling the folders.  

I can see where just sticking everything in the tickler file by month is really no different than leaving it in the bin.  It just means my supervisor can't see it, but it doesn't help improve my workflow.  And my point in this exercise isn't just satisfying my supervisor (although that is the first goal!) but to help me handle my workflow and make sure that nothing "slips through the cracks".

We've just now gotten an e-mail system that has a task section.  So, I'll have to see how I can use that to my advantage now.  Maybe listing everything I've stuck in the tickler file on my task list would work - I think someone here suggested something similar, but I've been interrupted 3 times while writing this and my brain is still in vacation mode!

Well, gotta get to work - thanks again for the suggestions!!!

Once again, thanks for all of your suggestions.