Clean and organised desks have an impact on productivity, hygiene, and customer impressions. As a business, it's essential employees are encouraged to maintain an organised and clutter-free desk space at all times. The Sloane Cleaning Services team have put some quick cleaning hacks in place to help maintain an organised and clutter-free desk.
Even though we live in a digital world, paper is still a large part of desk clutter. Implement a system to manage paper on your desk by adding paper trays that can be used as an in-tray, working on tray, and completed box. It's recommended to check the trays at the end of each day, using a filing cabinet to store completed files, helping to maintain an organised and clutter-free desk.
Post-it notes are very popular in offices, helping to keep track of deadlines and important tasks to complete, but at the same time, they can create a messy and disorganised workspace that looks cluttered and messy. It's recommended to eliminate post-it notes, helping to keep your desk and computer monitor clean and neat. We recommend using a notebook on the desk to keep track of reminder notes.
Even though we have a copy of an important document on our computers, many employees will still print them out when working with them. Once finished, these papers should be thrown in the recycling bin, as you already have a copy on the computer, helping to keep your desk clean and organised.
It is advisable that at a certain time of the day, you clean and de-clutter your desk. Most people prefer the end of the day when they have finished what they need to do, but when you have visitors in the office throughout the day, this should become a habit at least twice daily. Giving your desk a quick de-cluttering just before your lunch break and at the end of the day will help you maintain an organised and clutter-free desk.
If your office is still using folders and paper, then you want to label them to make it easier to find and manage. If you have blank folders, labels, and markers inside your drawer, it makes it easier to manage paperwork, placing it in clearly marked folders that you can stack in your in box and find with ease.
It's not uncommon in busy workspaces to see desks with pens lying everywhere, which causes clutter. You only need two or three working pens. Throw away the pens that are out of ink or not working, keeping those that work in pen holders, which helps keep your desk neat.
If you deal with suppliers and vendors, you are probably constantly receiving brochures, business cards, magazines, stickers, and pens, which can quickly litter and clutter your desk. Rather take down the vendors name and contact details, storing it in a notebook or on your computer and throw the promotional marketing materials away.
This is a very important and quick hack to keeping your desk organised and clutter-free. Eating at your desk is not healthy, it also increases mess and clutter. It's not uncommon to be working to a tight deadline, so you have a quick snack at your desk, allowing crumbs to fall on the desk, between the keys of your keyboard, and over your office chair and floor. This is not only unhealthy, but unsightly. Try avoid eating at your desk at all costs.
If you are in the habit of reading your favourite novel during your lunch break, take the book home with you at the end of the day. This gives you more space on your desk and helps to maintain a clean and clutter-free working space, encouraging concentration and productivity.
Whether you have a cubicle with a pin board for reminders or a large desk with family pictures in photo frames, it's recommended to limit the number of photos you have dotted around your desk. In today's world, you can store pictures on your phone and glance at them as and when you wish, rather than cluttering your workspace with family pictures.
It only takes a couple of weeks to form a new habit. Follow the tips above for the next couple of weeks and start making it a habit to enjoy an organised and clutter free desk. If you want to find out more, or book a professional cleaning services, then get in touch with the Sloane Cleaning Services team today.