How to create a favorable home environment for organization and cleaning
How to create a favorable home environment for organization and cleaning
Favorable home environments are not always easy to develop. People “feel” the effectiveness of an environment rather than really see it. You want to foster a “positive energy” which will ultimately have a positive impact on everything and everybody! It may not be easy if you’re not used to doing it. You may not even be able to tell where it is in your home and where it doesn’t exist. It goes beyond how well an area is organized and cleaned. Every family and household is going to be different, but there are a few key characteristics that successful families posses. Look for ways to develop these common traits to make home organization and cleaning effective and effortless.
- No blame environment
- Highly effective communication
- Clear leadership and direction
- Creative idea sharing
- Trust and respect
- Ongoing learning and training
- Mixed teams
- Extensive leadership involvement and support
Throughout the next few days we will provide brief tips on how we effectively foster the above characteristics. While we provide these tips, use the checklist below to determine just how favorable and effective your home environment is. It will give you a good idea of how effective your organization and housekeeping activities will be.
| Favorable Environment Checklist for Effective Organization and Housekeeping | ||
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| Instructions: Rate each characteristic from 1 to 10, 1 being poor and 10 being excellent. A rating of 5 is average. Add the scores for all ten characteristics and you will get a percentage grade:
90-100% – A (Excellent!) 80-89% – B (Good!) 70-79% – C (Average) 60-69% – D (Poor) <60% – F (Failing) |
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| Rating | Characteristics | |
| No blame environment | ||
| Highly effective communication | ||
| Clarity of leadership and direction | ||
| Household leaders are involved and supportive | ||
| Household members are involved and supportive | ||
| Creative ideas are shared | ||
| Trust and respect is shown by everyone | ||
| Learning and training is a high priority | ||
| Time is allowed for improvement and self-development | ||
| Humor and good will is present in the home | ||
Stay tuned for tips and tricks on how to foster these characteristics!
