Batch 3: Free Write: Organization

All five books in English in the cabinet, and all the translations
individually labeled up top.

One of my major responsibilities is organizing the office. Along with general office and shipping supplies, we have books, merchandise, and workbooks to store in our tiny office. I've spent a huge amount of time organizing and purging.

Adding to the signed book storage
Sticky reads: "Bob, Please sign,
Thanks, N".

Not to brag, but I do
have phenomenal gift
wrapping skills.

One of Dr. Cialdini's 6 principles is Liking. A component of this is giving unexpected and thoughtful gifts. Building relationships with people is made easier when you remember to do small things like give them a gift on their birthday, or send a thank you card for simple things. Because we want to exemplify our teachings, we have cupboards full of gifts to send to people should the need arise. If someone mentions the recent birth of a baby, or an upcoming award, we have something we can send right after the phone call. Before I started working here, these cupboards were thrown together, and it was impossible to find what you were looking for. Now, the cupboards are still over stuffed, but you know where to look.

5 Shelves means 5 labels

Further, Dr. Cialdini has written five books, all of which have been translated into other languages, transferred to audio book, DVD, and CD format. Though you can buy the book in most large book stores, we typically are the cheapest place to buy from online. That means keeping and organizing a stock here in the office. Our biggest seller is Influence: Science and Practice, his second book. All the other books are organized in cabinets, and the translations are organized by language on top. Until recently, we had lost track of what language was what. I spent two days using google translate to figure out the difference between the Chinese copy of Influence, versus the Korean version of The Small BIG. All the books are now organized and labeled.
Lastly, Dr. Cialdini has had a part in several textbooks, a graphic novel version of his books, has early release copies of them all, and we keep around 10 signed copies of each book on hand at any given time.  I keep all of these in a cupboard just slightly out of my reach, as I don't use them too often. That being said, I'm 5'3, so slightly out of my reach is just a regular height cabinet.