The Paperless Office: Strategies for Success
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In this webinar, participants will learn how to minimize paper. Some people waste as much as 25% of their day searching for information - both in paper and digitally. Paper is still the number one material thrown away with the typical U.S. office worker uses about 10,000 sheets of copy paper each year. Through easy and simple paperless offices strategies, workers can reduce their paper consumption immediately by 20-30%. Participants will learn how to reduce this amount of paper by becoming more organized electronically with improved data and information management. Ideas will also be introduced on how to minimize copies, printing and duplication in the office.
Your Benefits of Attending:
- Understand the challenges of using paper
- Learn how to reduce paper through better electronic organization of documents
- Discover other electronic ways to manage and process information digitally instead of through paper
- Gain strategies on tracking meeting notes electronically
- Learn easy and simple paper reduction measures in the office
- Review of key office paper policies to reduce paper consumption
- Learn about applications that can improve efficiency and reduce paper
Join expert K.J. McCorry as she guides you through the steps to making your office paperless.
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K.J. McCorry
K.J. McCorry is the owner of Officiency Enterprises, Inc. a consulting company based out of Boulder, CO. K.J. consults in a wide-variety of topics including productivity, systems improvement, records management, and sustainability. She is the author of Organize Your Work Day In No Time, by Que Publi [...]
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This webinar received a total of 8 survey responses. Attendees have given an average rating of 4.7 stars out of a possible 5, reflecting the quality and value of the content presented.
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Very informative presentation - great guidance and resources given to help assistance many roles within the workforce.
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I enjoyed the training & while I'm a very organized person, I still learned a few things that I will be able to implement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Reducing paper consumption in an office environment is achievable through a combination of better electronic organization, updated workflows, and intentional policy changes. Research shows that professionals waste up to 25% of their workday searching for information—much of it buried in paper—and the typical U.S. office worker uses around 10,000 sheets of copy paper annually. Simple, targeted strategies can reduce this by 20-30% immediately: defaulting to digital document creation and storage, eliminating unnecessary print confirmations and duplicates, digitizing incoming paper mail, and transitioning meeting notes to electronic formats. Setting clear office paper policies—like print-only when necessary and default to double-sided—also drives meaningful reduction. K.J. McCorry, owner of Officiency Enterprises and author of Organize Your Work Day In No Time, shares her proven system for going paperless in Aurora Training Advantage's The Paperless Office: Strategies for Success webinar, providing practical steps that any office can implement right away.
A successful paperless office relies on a coordinated set of digital tools that replace paper-based workflows. Document management systems like SharePoint, Google Drive, or Dropbox provide centralized, searchable storage for files that previously lived in physical folders. For scanning and digitizing paper documents, tools like Adobe Scan, Microsoft Office Lens, or dedicated scanner software can convert physical documents to searchable PDFs in seconds. Email and calendar platforms replace printed memos and scheduling sheets. E-signature tools like DocuSign or Adobe Sign eliminate the need to print, sign, and scan contracts and approvals. Note-taking apps like OneNote or Notion replace paper notebooks and meeting printouts. The key is selecting tools that integrate well with one another and establishing clear naming conventions and folder structures so digital files are as findable as the physical alternatives they replace. K.J. McCorry addresses tool selection and digital organization systems in Aurora Training Advantage's The Paperless Office webinar.
Moving to a paperless office directly addresses one of the biggest hidden productivity drains in modern workplaces: time spent searching for information. Studies show that professionals spend up to 25% of their workday hunting for documents—whether in file cabinets, on cluttered desks, or in poorly organized shared drives. Digital document management, when implemented with clear naming conventions and consistent folder structures, dramatically reduces this search time. Digital files are also instantly shareable and accessible from anywhere, eliminating bottlenecks caused by physical document handoffs. Version control ensures everyone is working from the most current document rather than outdated printed copies. Beyond individual productivity, paperless systems improve organizational information management by enabling faster audits, better compliance documentation, and more resilient business continuity in remote or hybrid work scenarios. K.J. McCorry provides a complete productivity-focused framework for paperless transition in Aurora Training Advantage's The Paperless Office webinar.
Transitioning to a paperless office delivers meaningful environmental and financial benefits that extend well beyond individual productivity gains. On the environmental side, reducing paper consumption lowers demand for virgin paper production—a process that is energy-intensive, water-heavy, and a significant contributor to deforestation. With the typical U.S. office worker consuming around 10,000 sheets annually, even a 20-30% reduction across a mid-sized organization represents thousands of pounds of paper kept out of the waste stream. Financially, the savings add up quickly: reduced paper and toner purchases, lower printing maintenance costs, less physical storage space (and its associated real estate costs), and reduced document retrieval labor all contribute to a measurable ROI for paperless investments. Many organizations recoup transition costs within a year. K.J. McCorry, a consultant specializing in productivity and sustainability, quantifies these benefits and provides implementation strategies in Aurora Training Advantage's The Paperless Office: Strategies for Success webinar.
Effective office paper reduction policies succeed when they are practical, communicated clearly, and supported by the right technology and workflows. A well-designed policy starts with an audit of current paper usage—where it comes from, what drives printing decisions, and which workflows have the highest reduction potential. From there, key policy elements include: establishing default settings of double-sided printing and print-preview requirements before printing; defining which document types must be retained in physical form for legal or compliance reasons versus those that can be fully digital; setting expectations for meeting preparation and note-taking in digital formats; and designating print-free zones or print-free days to shift culture. Training staff on digital alternatives to common paper workflows is essential—policies without capability-building rarely sustain change. K.J. McCorry, who has consulted across industries on records management and sustainability, provides a complete policy framework in Aurora Training Advantage's The Paperless Office webinar.