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Name: From Chaos to Control: 5 Steps to Getting and Staying Organized
Overall Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (4 ratings)
Category: All Learners
Duration: 2.00 hour(s)
Individual Fee: Free
Just ONE employee wasting 35 minutes a day being disorganized can cost as much as $1,631/year, or more, nevermind all the personal costs associated with clutter and chaos.  This workshop teaches an effective technique that saves time, money, energy and resources.
This Development Activity has not been scheduled.
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Building E, Suite E186
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States
Importance: Why this competency is important to our organization, mission, strategy, or goals.

Whether the workspace is a home office, warehouse, office or car, being organized and on top of information and material is vital for smooth business operations.  One employee losing 15 minutes per day being disorganized can cost a company an average of $1,631 per year, or more, and that doesn't include the potential losses due to sickness or injury from lack of maintaining safe, clean and clutter-free spaces.


Know and Explain: Information you will know, be able to explain, or be able to find.

Participants will learn:

  • How to apply the 5 steps at both work and home to create and sustain safer, healthier spaces
  • The value of knowing what one has and where it is to save time, money and effort daily
  • Strategies and action planning to start and sustain changes made through the 5-step process


Do and Show: Important tasks or skills you will be able to perform and demonstrate to others.

After attending this course, learners can:

  • Identify areas for application of the 5 step process to improve organizational effectiveness
  • Create and follow a plan of implementation of the 5 step process
  • Integrate additional tips, tools and resources into their ongoing practice of getting and staying organized

SkillPrerequisiteExpected Outcome
Stress Management1 - BeginnerNot specified
Time Management1 - BeginnerNot specified
Work Organization1 - BeginnerNot specified

Michelle Arentz

Class Costs
Class ValueNo Charge
Individual Fee$0.00
Private Class Fee$0.00
5.0 out of 5 (4 ratings)

5 Star Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Good course. Learned some new and useful tips
Good Course Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Time well spent!
Excellent Fri, Sep 24, 2021
Great suggestions I can’t wait to implement. She kept my attention.
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