Paper was invented in China in 100 AD. You would think in this incredible technological world we live in, that something that was invented that long ago would not be found in EVERY office in the world … but it is. There are many very dated inventions still found in our offices today … Scissors (1500 BC), Pencil (1564), Eraser (1770), Paper Clip (1899), Tape (1925), Post-It Notes (1968), and the Stapler (1868). I couldn’t get along without any of them.
Some of these are centuries old but they are still as useful and necessary today as the day they were invented. I would like to take these office tools and use them as symbols for “TOOLS” every manager needs in their toolbox if they want to be successful.