Most productivity improvement ideas look at how workers can use time management and other approaches to increase work output. The truth however is that each worker operates within a team so ‘team productivity’ levels are actually more important. In this post I’ll show you some of the different ideas worth considering across an employee workforce.
Many small businesses have to multi-task individuals on numerous activities out of complete necessity. While this is not a small business marketing strategy by default it is something which could be applied to larger companies. In particular, employees in big companies specialize on specific skills or processes. This results in bottlenecks in productivity where there is only a small amount of people capable of doing specific roles. Work around this by training staff in several areas and facilitating switching members of teams onto different roles.
The level of involvement that employees feel in their project also increases productivity. If they are given more control and responsibility over planning their own workload as well as being allowed contribution in the decision-making process then they will feel greater ownership. These types of productivity improvement ideas require more flexible management style (especially at the project management level).
Many productivity improvements can be made by looking at the hardware people use, however you also need to look at how individuals interact. Focus on communication channels and the communication culture in your company. Make sure that there is a two-way feedback and reporting channels permitted and that this can be done directly from person-to-person (i.e. across different levels). This ensures that you have rapid feedback and proliferation of ideas that can help day-to-day operations and the resolution of faults.
Finally, one of the simpler productivity improvement ideas to consider is how the context and environment within which employees work effects their activities. Simply by having a clean, well lit and safe environment to work in employees who feel more focused, better appreciated and more diligent about their work.
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