Posts Tagged: information management

What’s Your Tech: Paper Chaos Gets Organized with Fujitsu ScanSnap

05, Sep 2019

WhatI was happy to share my knowledge about organizing paperwork Fujitsu’s ScanSnap scanner in the What’s Your Tech article entitled, Paper Chaos Gets Organized with Fujitsu ScanSnap. Here’s an excerpt: [Linda] Chu encountered her fair share of paper throughout a 20-year tenure in hotel management. She refers to it as… Read more

Address Change Checklist

27, May 2019

Moving is stressful. There is so much to do to prepare and organize. Updating your mailing address to all your accounts and subscriptions can seem like a daunting task. It is an important task though. We’ve provided a summary of who needs to know about your address change. Canada Post… Read more

Spring Cleaning Your Filing Cabinets

22, Apr 2019

April has been selected as Records and Information Management (RIM) month. You might think this only applies to corporations or businesses. However, in our homes, we have documents that establish our identity (e.g. birth certificates) and show evidence of our financial transactions (e.g. income tax slips). We also have proof… Read more

Is it Time to Shred Those Business Documents?

24, Apr 2017

Whether you work at home or not, chances are you have a stash of business documents you no longer need. From bills to business documents to tax records, this paperwork is likely just sitting around taking up space. Yes, you must keep your Revenue Canada income tax and business-related records… Read more

Reduce Paper Clutter With These Apps

11, Oct 2016

After my interview with Investment Executive last month, I received great feedback on additional apps to help executives reduce paper clutter and boost productivity. To recap, here’s a list of my top ones and a few recommended by my readers: Doodle When trying to organize meetings or events, Doodle is… Read more

These Apps Reduce Clutter

20, Sep 2016

By Beatrice Paez | Investment Executive article published September 13, 2016. If paper is the No. 1 source of office clutter, “going paperless” is the solution. And the drive toward the paperless office as a means of boosting productivity has resulted in numerous apps aimed at reducing paper clutter, says… Read more

How to Manage the Influx of Information

19, Jan 2016

Overwhelmed by the constant influx of information into your office? The one thing you can’t change is that information will continue to come in, but you can take charge of how you manage what flows in and where it lands. (Watch the video here.) Information comes in many forms, each… Read more

Declutter Your Computer in Three Minutes

05, Apr 2012

So much information in our lives is now in digital format, and it is easy to overlook the messy files on your computer’s hard drive. In the Globe and Mail article, Declutter Your Computer in Three Minutes, I provided some tips to tidy your virtual space. The Three Minute Solution… Read more

Got Tax Pain?

12, Apr 2011

Some of you may have seen the television commercials alluding to the tax time filing pain. We often struggle to organize our paperwork and file our taxes in time before the deadline. Even if you aren’t filing your own taxes, there is the stress of finding all your source documents…. Read more