Working in offices over the years, I have developed strategies, analogies, and general tips that have recently been formulated in a series of tweets which will be explored through this blog series.

Here are some quick links to the blog posts:

Office Manager Tip: Office Work is to Housework as …

Office Manager Tip: I approach my office work with the same strategy as cleaning the house.

Office Manager Tip: Process Your Laundry, I mean Invoices

Office Manager Tip: Processing A/P invoices is like laundry: a constant flow, if not attended to piles up and gets you in trouble.

Office Manager Tip: Who Am I Again?

Office Manager: A/P, collections, receptionist, janitor, webmaster, marketing, filing clerk, copy machine coordinator, writer, H/R.

Office Manager Tip: The Dishes are Piling Up

Office Manager Tip: Filing is like doing the dishes; do it in regular loads, or run out of countertop space.

Office Manager Tip: Keep Everyone’s Hands Full

Office Manager Tip: Always prioritize your work in such a way that you keep others’ hands full.

Office Manager Tip: Fabulous

Office Manager Tip: When answering “How are you?” say “Fabulous!” You can’t say it without smiling, thus raising the pitch of your voice.

Office Manager Tip: Leave With a Clean Desk

Office Manager Tip: Just as I clean the kitchen and load the dishwasher before bed, my office is neat and orderly at 5:00pm.

Office Manager Tip:  Where’s My Gold Star?

Office work is remarkably similar to housework in its necessity and praiseworthiness. No nobel peace prize for unloading the dishwasher.

Office Manager Tip:  The Inside Counts

Office Manager Tip: Just like you stick a fork in a cake to see if it’s done, review scanned documents for legibility before sending.

Space Invaders:  An Office Manager Tip Post

The Hard Return and Tab exist for a reason. Don’t use the spacebar to format documents.

Multi-Tasking or Multi-Time  Wasting:  An Office Manager Tip

Office Manager Tip: Multi-tasking is a necessity but the efficiency of it is an urban legend.

Organized for the Holidays – North Pole Style: An Office Manager Tip

Office Manager Tip: Santa has elves; you do not. Plan ahead to make the most of your time during “the Season.”

The Office Ninja’s Sword: Proofreading

Yes, proofreading is important even for office ninjas like me. Case in point, in my rush to email an announcement, I neglected to properly proofread the text.

On Hold? Don’t Leave Them Hanging: An Office Manager Tip

Call on hold? Don’t just leave them hanging. Check back and see how they’re doing. It’s called “hospitality.”

What are your tips?