Cynthia Marsh-Croll
Certified Lean Office Productivity Specialist

Croll Organizing, LLC

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• http://www.crollorganizing.com/

• Is your staff working long hours?

• Does your staff alternate between shuffling too much work and down time waiting for someone else to finish their work?

• Employees have long to do lists and no clear idea what to do next?

• Do you spend more time being a fire fighter than completing important projects?

Many organizations are faced with staff working long hours, paperwork getting bogged down on someone's desk and stalled cash flow as a result. When someone asks why do we do it this way? The classic answer is because it has always been done...[more]

• Is your staff working long hours?

• Does your staff alternate between shuffling too much work and down time waiting for someone else to finish their work?

• Employees have long to do lists and no clear idea what to do next?

• Do you spend more time being a fire fighter than completing important projects?

Many organizations are faced with staff working long hours, paperwork getting bogged down on someone's desk and stalled cash flow as a result. When someone asks why do we do it this way? The classic answer is because it has always been done that way. This does not mean it is the most effective way. Thriving industry leaders create environments where staff can succeed.

Picture this...

• A customer relationship system where your representatives have their routine tasks automated so they do the required follow up. • Designing forms that can be filled out by staff, recipients and donors faster and easier. • Orders and Inquiries come in through the website with higher accuracy and allow your representatives to spend more time fulfilling the needs of clients or prospects. • Paper files no longer need to be pulled manually because important paperwork is stored in a central location. Reduce misplaced files. • Mid and upper level management can focus on primary organizational objectives instead of routine administrative tasks.

Lean Office helps you fulfill your role as leadership by freeing up time to create strategic alliances and educate potential board and community sponsors why they should support your mission. For you to do your job well, your staff needs the ability to make good routine decisions independently and know when to ask for help. To support your mission you must have a clear line of communication across departments, thus making the right impression with recipients and potential resources. Lean Office principles enable your organization to do this well.

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