Because of failure to make periodic purges a priority and the lack of an approved retention schedule, the volumes of paperwork retained are more than double what really needs to be kept. He further says that, in most companies, there is no central information system and that filing systems need careful attention. The article continues with steps to develop or upgrade a paper filing system. The staff writer gets organized by Cyndi Seidler of HandyGirl Organizing Services in the San Fernando Valley area after moving his work station to another location. The result was momentum in having everything in its place and a place for everything.
High technology contributes to entrepreneurial stress and disorganization.
Here he talks about the common separation of functions between various practices ranging from the file cabinet to electronic document management and workflow is traced to the evolution of data processing and office automation. This led to risk of companies leaving critical business documents floating in limbo. McKinley discovered that Infologics, Inc, a company in Pasadena, has an advanced approach to handling information. With mounting paper and full file cabinets, it is a good time, at the beginning of a new year, to make a fresh start and get organized. Martin developed a filing system called Homefile to help his clients get their paperwork under control using 22 categories to break down topics into usable groupings.