Learning through forgetfulness

 

You have too much to do without having to worry about forgetting things.

I know exactly how it feels to be forgetful – and I’ve learned so much about how this affects your operation. 

Whenever I started a new admin job, there were a lot of things I needed to figure out fast – “How do I do this? What do I do with that, and when? Where is that other thing? Who do I direct this kind of inquiry to?”

I often had to figure out (or make up) the answers myself. Many workplaces do not keep this stuff written down so I had to find other ways to retain it. This was a real challenge because my memory is not great at the best of times. So I learned to everything down, for my own future use and reference. I basically developed onboarding materials for myself: checklists, templates, web copy, and excruciatingly detailed directions for navigating through business-critical systems.

In many cases, this was among the first procedural documents the organization had. In every case, the team adoped my documentation of their procedures, and saved themselves a lot of time and headaches.

I can make sure that what you need will be available to you when you need it.  You can delegate with confidence and trust your systems to support you while you focus on other things. 

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