Lisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and author of multiple books including The Paper Solution and How ADHD Affects Home Organization.

As a former teacher, Lisa understands how the executive functions of the brain process tasks and help or hinder your attempts to “get organized”. The truth is, we all need an external brain to support our complex and fast-paced lives. Lisa will guide you by first identifying your thoughts as information that is composed of ideas, to-dos, and routine tasks. All the thoughts are captured in written form so they can be sorted and containerized.

The Business Friday Workbox® was designed to externalize the executive functions of our brain with visual cues for our work. The Business Friday Workbox® divides these tasks into 4 kinds of work - new projects/ products, current projects/ products, team communication & professional development, and routine job description tasks. This common understanding of the 4 kinds of work aids team discussions and makes each kind of work more tangible.

The weekly habit of taking time to conduct weekly planning and focusing on the next thing that needs to be done is how naturally organized employees move projects forward towards completion.

These podcast episodes originally aired on the Organize 365® podcast and are curated here for easy access and sharing.

Lisa believes organization is not a skill you are born with. It is a skill that is developed over time and changes with each season of life. Lisa has helped thousands of women reclaim their homes and finally get organized with her practical tips, encouragement, and humor through her blog and podcast at Organize365.com.