subject: Steps To Boost Employee Productivity [print this page] One key and often misunderstood resource of any business organization is its personnel. There seems to be a perennial gap between the expectations and demands of the company versus that of the employees.
To avoid this common scenario, here are some steps an employer could take:
1)Provide Clear Job Description and Concise List of Expected Output
Clear job description and a corresponding list of deliverables allow employees to be guided as to what they are to do and what they should deliver. These give employees clearer direction in terms of action at the same time, they are empowered them to work and carry out their tasks with more confidence.
2)Provide Resources for Work Implementation
Much is expected from employees in carrying out their tasks and delivering the expected output. It is only fair that resources needed for efficient and effective operations be adequately provided at all times. In this way, you are more ensured of quality and timely work output.
3)Invest on trainings and seminars
Aside from equipping employees to be able to carry out their tasks better, nothing inspires an employee to appreciate his company more and work better than knowing that his interests are also being attended to by the company. There always will always be within individuals a person's thirst for personal growth. And assuaging that thirst and letting them see that they as individuals are growing too in the firm they work in are sure ways to keep them happy. And if their disposition is good, they are bound to do well at work too.
4)Promote Teamwork
Encourage our employees to work together. When employees collaborate, more gets done, and set goals are easily achieved.
5)Establish Good Feed Backing and Grievance Mechanisms
Proper feed backing procedure ensures quality control amongst employees. This is a good way of letting employees know how they are faring. At the same time, it provides a good venue to address areas for improvement. Setting up appropriate grievance mechanisms, on the other hand, helps promote a culture of openness. This allows employees to more candidly express not only their concerns but ideas as well on improvements that could be introduced in the firm.
6)Offer Better Remuneration as well Recognition and Rewards System
Good remuneration alone already serves as one strong motivation for the work force. An excellent recognition and rewards system that thoroughly and fairly assesses employee performance is one positive reinforcer that will for surely boost employee productivity.
7)Emphasize on Health and Wellness
Employers now take active part in promoting healthier habits and lifestyle among employees. Work-life balance has never been more popular. Healthier employees mean less leaves of absences, and continued quality operations for the firm. Introduce stretch breaks. Continued long work hours per day usually bring about less quality output brought about by strain and fatigue. Studies show that when employees take momentary, discreet breaks, the mind gets to rest thereby eventually leading to increased productivity. Thus, in the end, these do not benefit the individuals alone but entire the company as well.
Bottom line is, every employer should remember that if employees are happy in what they are doing and in where they are working; these employees reciprocate and without much prompting, give their utmost to the company.
