{"id":1527,"date":"2019-11-27T10:10:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2019-11-27T10:10:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T10:10:22","slug":"is-it-time-to-declutter-your-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/is-it-time-to-declutter-your-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it time to declutter your office?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"615\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Messy-Desk.png\" alt=\"Messy Desk\" class=\"wp-image-1529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Messy-Desk.png 615w, https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Messy-Desk-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Messy-Desk-500x280.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A cluttered office can negatively influence the drive and\nproductivity of employees. Disorder also means that confidential information\nwill be exposed very simply by just being left out where anyone can see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An orderly office can actually enhance employee productivity\nas employees should feel more confident and in control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Here are some tips to declutter your office space and better safeguard\nconfidential data:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Allocate specific space for personal items such\nas bags\/coats etc.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Clear your desk and only have the absolute\nnecessities for your workday within reach.<\/li><li>Declutter by asking the question \u201cDoes this have\na use?\u201d and be brutal. If it does not have a specific reason to be there then\nclear it from your space. <\/li><li>Do not stockpile items such as hard drives etc.\nWhen you get a new hard drive, destroy the old one.<\/li><li>Have a specific place for incoming documents\nthat require processing. Paper trays are useful for this.<\/li><li>Organise all digital data into folders and\ncategories too, a cluttered computer can be just as stressful as a desk full of\npapers.<\/li><li>Schedule in a regular shredding service or\nrequest on demand shredding depending on how much paperwork builds up and how\nregularly.<\/li><li>Sticky notes are super handy and I have to admit\nI use them all the time however where possible digital reminders for events and\nnotes are tidier and more secure.<\/li><li>Where possible convert your documents to digital\nformat and put paper into protected consoles for secure destruction or locked\nfiling cabinets when it is necessary to keep them.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Some People do thrive in the chaos and clutter however, most would say that a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"clean working environment equates to a tidy mind (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/time-to-clear-out-the-clutter-in-your-workplace-1.3602114\" target=\"_blank\">clean working environment equates to a tidy mind<\/a><em>.<\/em> Not only that, it is also safer for the protection of information within your company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cluttered office can negatively influence the drive and productivity of employees. Disorder also means that confidential information will be exposed very simply by just being left out where anyone can see. 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