{"id":11154,"date":"2012-12-05T06:55:43","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T13:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=11154"},"modified":"2012-12-04T07:01:58","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T14:01:58","slug":"top-3-office-game-changers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=11154","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Office Game Changers"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Laura Lee Rose, author of TimePeace: Making peace with time<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Laura Lee Rose, a business and life coach that specializes in professional development, time management, project management and work-life balance strategies.\u00a0 In my <\/em>GoTo Academy: Soft Skill Tools for the GoTo Professional<\/a> continuous online coaching series, I go into office etiquette on various real-world IT topics in detail.<\/em>
\n<\/em>If you are interested in more training in these areas, <\/em>please sign-up for the continuing online coaching series<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

As a Business Process Consultant and Efficiency Coach, I am a subject matter expert in the field of Process Improvement.\u00a0 I work closely with the client to analyze both operational processes and financial metrics to assess project opportunities that positively impact the financial performance of the client business.\u00a0 In that role, I see a few misconceptions in how to make office changes (or any change for that matter).\u00a0 The most prevalent false premise is to \u201cstart where you are and take small steps\u201d.\u00a0 That may be the resulting action \u2013 but I don\u2019t recommend we start there.<\/p>\n

3 Top Office Changers are:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clearly articulate where you want to be, do and have.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Educate or review the explicit and specific foundation pieces required to get there (i.e., business plan, resources, staff, funds,etc)<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evaluate where you currently are against those specific foundation pieces.<\/p>\n

Practice forgetting:<\/p>\n

My recommendation is to practice forgetting how you got where you are today.\u00a0 Many of those processes and procedures definitely assisted you to this point.\u00a0 But now you are going to a different place.\u00a0 Therefore, you need a different map.\u00a0 You may find that many of your current procedures are still valid.\u00a0 But that is not the goal.\u00a0 So, forget those old procedures for the time being.\u00a0 Focus on putting in place the \u2018right procedures\u2019 for your new goals and destination.<\/p>\n

Conclusion: Consider your GPS.\u00a0 When you have a new destination or goal, your GPS doesn\u2019t try to force you to travel the same path as you did last week or last month.\u00a0 Your past paths have no relevancy to your current GPS navigations.\u00a0 Your GPS starts from scratch every time.\u00a0 Depending upon the gap between where you currently are and your new destination, there may be some roads and routes in common.\u00a0 But that\u2019s not the GPS\u2019s focus.\u00a0 It\u2019s just a consequence of time and space \u2013 not the goal.\u00a0 Your Business Practices should be treated like that.<\/p>\n

If you liked this tips, more can be found at www.lauraleerose.com\/blog<\/a> or subscribe to my weekly professional tips newsletter at http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cZ9_-\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The weekly newsletter contains tips on:
\n1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Time management
\n2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Career maintenance
\n3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Business networking
\n4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Work life balance strategies<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t taken advantage of your introductory time management coaching session, please contact LauraRose@RoseCoaching.info<\/a><\/p>\n

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As a Business Process Consultant and Efficiency Coach, I am a subject matter expert in the field of Process Improvement. I work closely with the client to analyze both operational processes and financial metrics to assess project opportunities that positively impact the financial performance of the client business. In that role, I see a few misconceptions in how to make office changes (or any change for that matter). The most prevalent false premise is to \u201cstart where you are and take small steps\u201d. 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