Organizational skills

Organizational skills include time management skills, prioritizing skills, goal setting skills, and the ability to develop systems for achieving those goals.^[1]

How to organize tasks or projects

See also: Prioritization and Management and Goal setting and Productivity and Time management

To effectively organize your tasks/projects, one should:^[2]

1. Prioritize based on importance and urgency. See: Prioritization

2. Break down large projects into smaller manageable tasks. See: Management

3. Use a task/project management tool to list and categorize your tasks

4. Set realistic deadlines. See: Goal setting

5. Delegate when possible. See: Management

6. Batch similar tasks together to streamline your workflow. See: Productivity and Time management

7. Regularly review and adjust your system as needed

Key organizations skills

According to Genevieve Northup, MBA, SHRM-CP, HCI-SPTD, four main types of communication are: verbal skills, nonverbal skills, written and visual.^[3]

See also: Communication skills

Key organizations skills include:^[4]^[5]

1. Time management

2. Goal setting

3. Setting priorities (Focus on the most important and urgent tasks)

4. Physical organization (Workplace organized in terms of papers, tools, etc.)

5. Communication skills

6. Delegation skills

7. Planning skills (This makes it easier handle workloads, accomplish tasks, meet deadlines, and collaborate with others

8. Attention to detail/quality control (Quality work that is free of errors)

9. Problem solving skills and decision making skills

10. Multitasking skills and project management skills (Ability to handle multiple tasks/projects (Not necessary at the same time which hurts focus/concentration).

11. Analytical skills and critical thinking skills

12. Strategic skills. Being organized involves making the most of your time and energy. A crucial part of this is planning how to use resources. This often involves keeping a detailed calendar, using a focus timer and scheduling meetings days or weeks in advance. Thinking ahead and planning accordingly can help you stay on top of your workload and to avoid missing deadlines.^[6]

Management

See also: Management

Management is a process of planning, decision making, organizing, leading, motivation and controlling the human resources, financial, physical, and information resources of an organization to reach its goals efficiently and effectively."^[7]