The aim of any business is to make a profit. In most cases, the business will eventually grow and need employees. This changes the business and can offer an array of challenges to the employer. In particular, an employer will want to know how to maximize productivity and minimize staff loss.
Fortunately, there are four easy to apply techniques that will help your team be more productive.
- Listening To Employees
Studies show that happy employees are more productive which means you need to create a happy environment. The good news is that most employees will feel happier when they feel a valued part of the team. This can be achieved by listening to your employees.
That means opening channels of communication, allowing employees to discuss issues at any time of the day, and feeding back to them regarding how you can help them. To achieve this, you simply need to listen to their issues and suggestions.
In most cases, their suggestions are practical and will benefit the business. This gives you a better run business, happy employees, and more productivity.
Listening and implementing suggestions will also help your employees to feel like they are contributing and their opinion matters. There is no better way to inspire loyalty and therefore boost productivity.
- Allow Flexible Working
Another key attribute that has been shown to boost employee morale is to provide flexible working. This can be flexible hours, allowing staff to come and go as they please as long as their hours and the work is done. It can also be allowing people to work from home. Flexible working is different for every office environment. Don’t be afraid to experiment and find what works for your business, the employees will thank you for it.
- Get The Right Equipment
There is little more frustrating and damaging to productivity than not having the right equipment to hand. For example, the right binding equipment makes creating presentations simple and almost enjoyable. Without it, the staff will waste lots of time creating the presentations by hand. They are unlikely to look as good which is bad for the company’s image.
They are also likely to make work appear frustrating and monotonous to employees. That’s not good for morale, happiness, or productivity.
4. Remember When The Work Day Ends
If you want happy and productive employees you need to remember that you only pay them for a set amount of hours each week. In other words, when they are not at work you shouldn’t be harassing them about work-related items.
While you may feel the need to work late at night, they shouldn’t. You can send your emails but make sure your employees don’t access them until working hours. The fact that you respect their time away from work shows you respect them. That encourages loyalty which will reduce staff turnover rates and boost productivity.
Remember, employees are your most valuable commodity. Without them you simply can’t get the job done. Look after them.
