ELEV-OM 004: Organizational Skills

ELEV-OM 004: Organizational Skills

Course Number: ELEV-OM 004

Duration: One day

Course Description:

Organizational Skills is an investment that delivers long-term benefits in both professional and personal settings. Being organized is essential to productivity, effective management, and sustained professional growth. This course provides learners with practical tools and techniques to improve organization, reduce wasted time, and create systems that support success.

Learners will examine current habits, identify inefficiencies, and develop structured approaches to organizing tasks, time, information, and physical spaces. By learning how to prioritize, reduce clutter, and resist procrastination, learners will gain the confidence and discipline needed to stay organized well into the future.

By the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Examine current habits and routines that limit organization
• Prioritize schedules and daily tasks effectively
• Determine efficient ways to store information and supplies
• Organize personal and workspaces
• Resist procrastination
• Create plans to remain organized long term

Course Modules:

Module One: Remove the Clutter

• Just do it
• You don’t have to keep everything
• Three boxes: keep, donate, and trash
• A place for everything and everything in its place

Module Two: Prioritize

• Write it down
• Urgent and important matrix
• Divide tasks
• The 80/20 rule

Module Three: Scheduling Your Time

• Maintain a master calendar
• Set deadlines
• Remove or limit time wasters
• Cope with factors outside your control

Module Four: To-Do Lists

• Use a day planner
• Finish what you start
• Focus on what matters most
• Complete quick tasks immediately

Module Five: Paper and Paperless Storage

• Find a system that works for you
• Maintain consistency
• Make systems time-sensitive
• Set up archives

Module Six: Organization in Your Work Area

• Keep items within arm’s reach
• Limit desk space to current projects
• Arrange drawers efficiently
• Organize to match workflow

Module Seven: Tools to Fight Procrastination

• Eat that frog
• Remove distractions
• Reward progress
• Break large tasks into smaller steps

Module Eight: Organizing Your Inbox

• Set delivery rules
• Use folders and message hierarchy
• Address email promptly
• Flag and highlight important items

Module Nine: Avoid the Causes of Disorganization

• Avoid keeping everything
• Maintain consistency
• Follow a schedule
• Break bad habits

Module Ten: Discipline Is the Key to Staying Organized

• Stay within your systems
• Learn to say no
• Make organization part of daily life
• Plan for tomorrow today

Organizational Skills helps learners take control of their time, space, and priorities so they can work smarter and live more efficiently. Join now to build lasting organizational habits that drive productivity, focus, and professional success.