Paul Brenneke: Have an Organized & Efficient Career

If you want to do something well… you better be extremely organized and efficient – at least that’s what Guardian, a Boutique Investment Banking Firm’s, CEO and founder Paul Brenneke will tell you. Brenneke is a highly organized and highly efficient banking, real estate, and finance professional in the Pacific Northwest area.

However, he wasn’t born that way. And, if you ask Paul Brenneke, he won’t hesitate to tell you that being organized and efficient is a skill that requires practice and constant refinement, just like any other skill. Fortunately for you, there’s no reason why you can’t be organized and efficient so long as you’re willing to put in the hard work…

3 Tips for Being Organized & Efficient

·       First, be ready for change. Those who can move and adapt with their industry’s changes are the ones who will be most successful in the long run. With roughly 25 years of real estate experience when the housing bubble burst, Paul Brenneke was swept up in a whirlwind of change. Because of his organization and efficient practices, he was able to hold steady and still be in the real estate game today. Others, however, weren’t able to because they lacked organization and efficiency.

·       Secondly, don’t rely on others to provide what you need. There’s something to be said for delegation. As a busy CEO, Paul Brenneke happily delegates many different tasks. However, Paul Brenneke is careful to only delegate work to those that he really trusts. Don’t count on that new intern to have your notes ready for your speaking engagement. That burden falls on you.

·       Thirdly, keep backups of everything. No matter how organized you are, things get lost – usually at the most inopportune times. When important documents are lost, your efficiency plummets. Keep digital backups in multiple locations (cloud-based storage, external hard drives, Google Drive, etc.).