Tag: Employee Productivity

Keeping the workforce productive is one of the bigger challenges businesses face – inefficiencies can slip through the cracks and result in reduced output.

Email can leave people feeling overwhelmed, even harassed. Do you know when to stop?

Unless you start delegating tasks you would normally trust only to yourself, you’re doomed to keep running in place, headed for burnout.

Ensuring that your office is a pleasant place to be for you and your staff will ensure that productivity increases and staff morale is solid. Here are 3 ideas any small business can implement, today.

Money’s not enough to keep Gen Y motivated and productive. So what do these folks really want?

Social media brings a wealth of positives to business, but can also become an unwelcome distraction for employees. So what’s a business owner to do? Block all access to social media, or allow unlimited access to the various networks? Here’s a look.

People join companies and leave people, which is why investing in your management team is one of the most important things you can do for your business.

How do you talk about your company? The words you choose can have a huge effect on employee motivation.

Managers must lead by example if they want to put the energy back into lifeless employees. This requires a shift in mindset and personal energy levels, but the results make the effort worthwhile – before you know it you’ll have an organisation full of ‘batteries included’ employees.

We’ve all heard the rhetoric: ‘the union want this’ and ‘the union said that’, but the fundamental point that HR, media and some employers have forgotten is that the union isn’t made up of officials. It’s not the lady in the office that processes new membership applications. It’s the employees.