How organised are you with your filing?

How is your filing – either in paper format or on your computer/server?  I read this article a short while ago about bad filing and the cost to companies – http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2221293/bad-filing-costs-uk-smes-42m

I have recently been helping a client with indexing and cataloguing their portfolio of music and performances.  As this task has progressed it has been a rich journey for the client remembering back in time and has generated new ideas for the future.  If you have some files to organise and again either on the computer or in paper, the best thing you can do is to do it regularly, possibly you might find like my client it becomes more interesting than you think!  If you have a large amount, start small and then build in a regular routine.  The task might then be less of a big chore.  Also remember to file how you wish to search – for instance by date, name, category or number. 

January in the UK can be so gloomy and it is such a dark month.  The weather is cold and there is not much growth in the garden so if like me you have some paper admin tasks to do at home on these winter nights, then try it with some rich Irish Coffee or some warm frothy Hot Chocolate.  It will make those January blues go away!