Working Simply Company Information

Working Simply provides a comprehensive suite of programs that reframe how businesses and individuals work and interact. Our solutions use a combination of customizable tools, processes and trainings to deliver measurable results. Created to address an underserved need, Working Simply has partnered successfully with numerous clients to improve efficiency and organization.

Carson Tate is the founder and president of Working Simply, LLC, a productivity consulting firm that partners with organizations, teams and individuals to improve performance and profitability.

Carson is a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO) and an Authorized Consultant for the Paper Tiger Productivity Institute (PTPI). As a Productivity Trainer and Authorized Consultant (PTAC), she is formally trained in the organizing methodology developed by Barbara Hemphill, author of Taming the Paper Tiger at Work, Taming the Paper Tiger at Home, and co-creator of the Taming the Paper Tiger software.

Carson is the winner of Charlotte Magazine’s 2007 BOB Award, “Best of the Best”, for Best Personal Organizer. She was also recognized as a top young professional by The Charlotte Business Journal’s 2007 “40 Under 40” list. Carson also penned a weekly Charlotte Observer column, “In Closing,” focusing on sales.

Carson is an active leader in her community. She serves on the Girls on the Run Charlotte Board of Directors, Washington and Lee University’s Alumni Board and is a member of Women Executives. Carson earned her B.A. in Psychology and Religion from Washington and Lee University. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband Andrew and two dogs.

CASE STUDY
Working Simply partnered with a regional supermarket chain with locations in eight southeastern states, to develop a productivity training program for store managers. The project included creating and delivering a customized program to help store managers effectively manage their responsibilities and maximize their time. Participant feedback indicated managers gained tools to help them balance workloads – decreasing stress in the process – and benefited from increased productivity.

CASE STUDY
A service company was losing money and looking for a way to turn things around. Working Simply analyzed the company’s administration function, mapped processes, interviewed key stakeholders, suggested cost-saving opportunities and recommended ways to optimize the company’s business model. As a result, the company was able to reduce its staff by one full-time employee; learned how to optimize its sales, sales support and office management processes; and had the information they needed to identify and hire talent to fulfill the needs of each position.