One of the first factors for increasing labor productivity is to have a management style which is based on positive reinforcement. If you don’t, your people will quickly give up or will be difficult to motivate. Setting goals is an essential part of engaging your people. Productivity goals should be set by the leader in conjunction with the staff. Too often, goals are prescribed and never reached. Read more…
Positive reinforcement is one of the most effective tools for coaching. It is also one of the most underutilized or poorly utilized tools. However, when it is coupled with feedback you have the most powerful technique for boosting productivity levels.
As human beings, we crave to know how we are getting along. Regrettably, in most workplaces this just does not happen. What information tells you that you have been successful? Read more…
Delegation is a wonderful leadership tool. It can be used and have a positive effect on the leaders productivity and, through careful use, increase workplace labor productivity. The benefits can be substantial. Read more…
The first hurdle for the manager to overcome is to try and eliminate or minimize the normal perception of productivity improvement programs. This means that he or she has to sell the concept of working smarter rather than harder.
One of the ways of doing this is to ask questions in a group of workers. For example, establish what their perceptions are and be prepared to counter them by explaining what’s in it for them. This discussion has to be prepared extremely well because there is only one chance to get it right. Read more…
To get people engaged about any activity, no matter what it is, either a hobby, or a job, the activity must have four basic components. Read more…
Raising labor productivity is the often ignored strategy for making a satisfactory profit in today’s challenging business environment.
Productivity increases can be achieved by purchasing expensive machinery or industrial robots to replace people. However, there are many businesses that cannot afford to invest vast amounts of money in trying to achieve productivity through these methods. Read more…
One of the biggest problems in trying to lift productivity is to help your people cope with change. Unfortunately, human nature generally doesn’t like change. There always seems to be a strong defence of the current situation.
To increase productivity there must be a change in behaviour. The difficulty facing the person in a leadership role is that naturally people do not willingly increase productivity. The leader has to create an environment where the people can improve productivity and enjoy the process. This is a pretty tough assignment. Read more…
Labor productivity and business profits are clearly linked. High labor productivity equals high profits. However, high labor productivity is not achieved easily because of a number of factors.
The lack of productivity can cause losses and as a result jobs become under threat. It doesn’t matter who you are, what sort of organization you work in, there is always a need to improve productivity. And there is probably the opportunity as well. Read more…
Millions of words have been written about time management. In spite of this tidal wave of advice, most of us don’t do anything differently. We carry on with our less than efficient ways of doing things. Always we complain of not having enough time. We say we are overloaded and the working day is just not long enough. To counter this, we take work home to the detriment of our families. Read more…
Imagine what would happen to you if you doubled your productivity? How would that affect your work?
Have you ever finished your day and reflected on your lack of progress? You seem to have been busy all day yet achieved very little. Have you ever looked at your “to do” list and realized that it is longer than it was at the beginning of the day because nothing has been crossed off?
When you are building a successful career or developing the business of your own, your time is in short supply and therefore invaluable. Your time is fixed. You can’t get any more. This means that you have to do all the things that you need to do in a fixed time frame. The clock doesn’t stop ticking. The secret is to make the best use of your time without working any harder. Read more…