Thursday, December 20, 2012

How To Make Your Employees More Productive

By Frank Brown


Success is unattainable for any business without efficiency. Truth is, decline in workplace efficiency doesn't just result in losses but sometimes, even the closure of the company. This is why, as a business owner or manager, you must take steps to keep your employees productive and efficient at all times. Below are some methods you can implement to accomplish this goal.

Create an office atmosphere that's conducive for working. Have proper lighting and ventilation in your office. Also, put employees or departments that have interconnected functions near or beside each other as this significantly helps in increasing workplace efficiency. In addition, instead of white walls, use creative wall papers to keep your employees stimulated and relaxed.

Certainly, achieving a workspace design and layout that promote productivity isn't an easy task. In fact, you cannot achieve these things by simply studying your company's workflow processes and the needs of your employees. You also should have some knowledge on interior design. For these reasons, it is best to enlist the services of a trustworthy interior design company that specialises on office designs. This way, you get the design and layout you need minus the hassles.

Keep your people enthusiastic about and engaged in their tasks by recognising and rewarding all the hard work. Regularly showering them with encouraging words and verbally praising them for their efforts are great motivators. Yet, if you want to further make them feel valued and appreciated, give them corporate gifts during their birthday, anniversary with their company, etc.

In giving corporate gifts to your people, the general rule of thumb is to pick useful and high quality items. In addition, if your goal is to make them feel exceptional, give a personalised gift rather than a generic one.

Lastly, instill the value of team work and develop positive working relationships. Keep in mind, when your people work well together, more work gets completed. So, strive to create a cohesive team in your company. Plan and implement excellent team building activities regularly.

There are definitely other things you can do to keep your people productive and effective. Just remember that in increasing workforce efficiency, combining several strategies is more effective instead of just relying on a single approach.




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