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How We Work With You…

Keeping Order has a well-tested but flexible process for working with our clients. We generally work with you at your office but we often consult on the phone with clients, particular those on the East Coast. For all clients, whether your business is large or small, we offer various service packages.

 

At Your Office

Keeping Order begins work with each client with an Assessment. Based on the Assessment, we present you with recommended “Next Steps.”  Most clients then continue to work with Lee Ann, who implements the Next Steps for you and with you. Depending on your Next Steps, you can retain Keeping Order to complete them in one appointment or subsequent on-going appointments.

 

The Assessment

Lee Ann assesses not just the physical layout of your office and work space, but discusses with you your needs, goals, and specific problems related to the business. Perhaps you are concerned with missed deadlines, or with missing dinner with your family. Or is your challenge all those files, all that paper?  Lee Ann will capture all these concerns on the assessment, with the Next Steps to improve the business process problems.

 

“Next Step” Appointments

Once the assessment is complete, Lee Ann provides you her recommended Next Steps. She’ll also begin to implement them: An Assessment includes at least one Next Step appointment during which Lee Ann will roll up her sleeves and get to work, right in your office! You can then retain her for further appointments to complete all Next Steps and keep the ball rolling.

 

Next Step appointments are for either a half day or a whole day. They can be scheduled as often as weekly but need to occur at least monthly.

 

Among the tasks Keeping Order handles during Next Step appointments are:

 

Space Planning

  • Arranging desks, file cabinets, credenzas, lighting, computer and peripherals
  • Organizing how and where you store your supplies
  • Disposing/donating unused equipment and furniture

 

Documents Management (Paper or Electronic)

  • Sorting, purging, archiving documents
  • Determining desktop file configuration
  • Implementing a computer backup plan and schedule

 

Managing Your Schedule

  • Flexible and inflexible hours of the day
  • Daily tasks and cyclical tasks
  • Project tasks
  • 30-60-90 day planning

 

Work Flow Process

  • Streamlining steps
  • Automating processes
  • Improving communication
  • Eliminating or delegating tasks

 

Purchasing

  • Selecting products
  • Ordering and tracking delivery
  • Installation
  • Keeping Order offers our clients discounted rates with several vendors.

 

Recommending Resources

  • Computer/network specialists
  • Bookkeepers
  • Virtual assistants and part-time clerical workers
  • Ergonomics specialists
  • Any service to make your business soar

 

Packages

Keeping Order works one-to-one with each client. Each person’s combination of work habits and office setup is unique! These basic packages will help you understand ways in which Lee Ann can come into your work environment and help you implement organized work solutions.

 

Corporate packages
For one executive and their assistant. Next Step appointments can be one-half day or whole day.

A. Assessment and one Next Step appointment.
B. Assessment and three Next Step appointments.
C. Assessment and Next Step Appointments monthly for 12 months.
D. Workshop for your employees and 1 hour one-to-one with each employee at their work area.

Please contact Keeping Order for pricing on these packages.

 

Business Office packages
For a business with a staff of 1-10 people. All appointments include owner and whichever personnel they choose to include.

A. Assessment and one Next Step appointment.
B. Assessment and immediate 4-hour of “Next Steps” on same day, with second Next Step appointment the following week.
C. Assessment and immediate 4-hour of “Next Steps” on same day, with five Next Step appointments. (12 Next Step appointments is an available option.)

Please contact Keeping Order for pricing on these packages.

 

Phone Consultations

We’re all spending more time working virtually to get things done. That includes virtual work with Lee Ann as your efficiency expert: Phone time rather than face time.

 

Lee Ann consults by phone with executives and business owners, helping them determine and tackle their “Next Step” issues.

 

Call Lee Ann to discuss how virtual consulting can help you and your business processes.

  • If you need the best in productivity coaching, regardless of your geographic location, work on the phone with Lee Ann.
  • If you’ve worked with Lee Ann at your business site and are handling your “Next Steps,” a phone consultation can be a fast way to solve a problem before it escalates.
Clients Speak -

Lee Ann's calm, non-judgmental and systematic approach has created order for me. Not only that, her systems are realistic and I continue to use them easily.

 

Margaret Fox

Business Coach and Culinary Director, Harvest Market, Fort Bragg

 

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Clients Speak -

Lee Ann worked with the office manager setting up systems for paperwork and documents that two people handle. Not only did the process work, my assistant is more functional and efficient with her front office duties, that I decreased a position, saving me $55K/year in salary costs. Quite a savings.

 

Dr. Tony Margiotta,

Dental Artistry of Walnut Creek