According to the Wall Street Journal, white collar workers waste an average of 40% of their work day. Not because they aren't smart, but because they were never taught organizing skills to cope with the increasing workloads and time demands. An Action Organization Consultant can work with individuals to regain time lost due to searching for information.

Organizing as an Employee Benefit

In a competitive work market, which is only increasing (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by the year 2010 there is going to be a shortfall of 7-11 million workers due in part to the retirement of the Baby Boom generation and lower birthrates), innovative ideas are necessary for attracting and keeping employees. Due to an increase in the exposure of Professional Organizers and other organizing experts in the media (TV shows such as Neat, Clean Sweep and Mission Organization have played a big role), people are familiar with the benefits of organization and see it as a valuable service they would like to have. With an In-House consultant, this service can be made available to employees at work on a request basis. As individual employees get organized and increase productivity, the whole organization benefits. According to an IDC report from 2001, an enterprise employing 1,000 knowledge workers wastes $48,000 per week, or nearly $2.5M per year, due to an inability to locate and retrieve information. An immediate return on investment can be seen when time lost by employees is gained through organization.