Personal organisation is not the strong suit of everybody. But here is a mechanism to get your small tasks under control without becoming attached to agile zen, tied to trello, or upset by updates.
It takes an excellent imagination to see how to profit from getting all your little tasks organised, so you can guarantee you’ll finally get round to completing them. But those creative enough to work out they need organisation, are often the very last to ever put it into practice.
Apparently, there were 14 reasons to get organised in 2014 and who knows, there might be 16 this year (2016). But most of us can agree that being organised saves us time and reduces stress.
But in work I am embarrassed to say organisation has not always been my strong point. I’ve tried electronic tools and find them frustrating, and I’ve seen personal organisation mechanisms, like that one with the elephant, and the filofax come and go. Yet I have always dreamed of a perfect future where all my jobs are prioritised, never forgotten and always transparent.
In The Key Habits of Organization, on the excellent zenhabits site, Le0 Babauta says, “…when I get my system down, and the habits are on track, things are smooth, I feel good about what I’m doing, and I’m much better able to let everything else go and focus on what’s in front of me, confident that everything else is in its place.”
I too would like a bit of that, but the simple lure of pen, paper and stickies is strong with me; electronics will not work.
Now I tried the Kanban for One desktop board for a while, but found it inflexible with its photo-frame form factor. I wanted a mobile version that could go with me and act as a conversation focus. So I have invented -- with a little encouragement and help from my colleague Julien Thomas -- a folio Kanban board.
Like a traditional folio this can be used to carry documents, but it also includes a handy Kanban board perfect for the smaller size post-it notes and stickies. Print it out in A3, or, if you can, use the folio size to give a little extra real estate.
I use one for each client I work with and sometimes one for each team or individual I coach. I use them to visually show others what I will be doing next and let my mentees see that I am delivering what we agreed. I can be seen carrying the folio from standup to standup marking little stickies and displaying my tasks to everybody that needs to know.
Personal organisation must be simple, lightweight, visual and accessible if it’s going to work for imaginative people, and there’s nothing simpler than opening a folder to see what your priorities are. No need to get out a device or search for a wifi connection, folio Kanban gives you organisation, communication and peace of mind. Download it here, or if you live in Wellington, just get in touch and I’ll get you some. (There might be a small print charge for large orders)
It takes an excellent imagination to see how to profit from getting all your little tasks organised, so you can guarantee you’ll finally get round to completing them. But those creative enough to work out they need organisation, are often the very last to ever put it into practice.
Apparently, there were 14 reasons to get organised in 2014 and who knows, there might be 16 this year (2016). But most of us can agree that being organised saves us time and reduces stress.
But in work I am embarrassed to say organisation has not always been my strong point. I’ve tried electronic tools and find them frustrating, and I’ve seen personal organisation mechanisms, like that one with the elephant, and the filofax come and go. Yet I have always dreamed of a perfect future where all my jobs are prioritised, never forgotten and always transparent.
In The Key Habits of Organization, on the excellent zenhabits site, Le0 Babauta says, “…when I get my system down, and the habits are on track, things are smooth, I feel good about what I’m doing, and I’m much better able to let everything else go and focus on what’s in front of me, confident that everything else is in its place.”
I too would like a bit of that, but the simple lure of pen, paper and stickies is strong with me; electronics will not work.
Now I tried the Kanban for One desktop board for a while, but found it inflexible with its photo-frame form factor. I wanted a mobile version that could go with me and act as a conversation focus. So I have invented -- with a little encouragement and help from my colleague Julien Thomas -- a folio Kanban board.
Like a traditional folio this can be used to carry documents, but it also includes a handy Kanban board perfect for the smaller size post-it notes and stickies. Print it out in A3, or, if you can, use the folio size to give a little extra real estate.
I use one for each client I work with and sometimes one for each team or individual I coach. I use them to visually show others what I will be doing next and let my mentees see that I am delivering what we agreed. I can be seen carrying the folio from standup to standup marking little stickies and displaying my tasks to everybody that needs to know.
Personal organisation must be simple, lightweight, visual and accessible if it’s going to work for imaginative people, and there’s nothing simpler than opening a folder to see what your priorities are. No need to get out a device or search for a wifi connection, folio Kanban gives you organisation, communication and peace of mind. Download it here, or if you live in Wellington, just get in touch and I’ll get you some. (There might be a small print charge for large orders)
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