Lissanne Oliver is Australia's most well-known and experienced professional organiser. A veteran of the organising industry, Lissanne is a founding member of the Australasian Association of Professional Organisers. She's been instrumental in raising the profile of the profession and dramatically increasing its growth.
You may also recognise Lissanne from her television work as a presenter on Your Life on the Lawn and Better Homes & Gardens. Her extensive repertoire of ideas, tips and expertise are frequently featured in the media, and she writes a hugely popular newsletter and blog. Her best-selling book, SORTED! the ultimate guide to organising your life - once and for all, ($20, Hardie Grant Books) is available from bookstores or on her website. Lissanne's true expertise lies in assisting people better organise their space, work, life or home. Lissanne combines organising with creativity to problem-solve a wide range of organisational and efficiency issues. Considered a national authority on all things organising, she's a qualified trainer who runs a business called SORTED! offering a range of practical services and clever products.
Get on with it or get over it!
If you spend more than three minutes trying to find any document, you’re wasting valuable time and impeding your productivity. Paper will never leave our lives completely so you need to work out which system for filing paperwork works for you.
In the 2008 FS reader survey, 41% of you said wearing too many hats was your biggest business challenge, while 28% said they weren’t enough hours in the day. Here are some tips for finding more time in your day.
Working as a Professional Organiser, I’ve seen first hand the most common mistakes that undo our ability to be organised. There are many traps for young players.
Are you struggling to manage the paper in your work day? Learn a super fast way to sort and organise your paperwork with the four Fs – finish it, forward it, file it or flick it.
Working solo is challenging because there’s no-one to push you along. At the end of the week you might wonder where the time’s gone. Still, there is one way to increase productivity and it’s by developing routines.
The way your desk is set up is crucial to your productivity, efficiency and wellbeing. How many times have you ‘lost’ things in the sea of paper around your keyboard or felt overwhelmed by the mess? It’s time to declutter your desk.