{"id":5435,"date":"2018-02-14T07:03:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T15:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2024-05-14T10:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T17:07:37","slug":"increasing-productivity-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/increasing-productivity-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing Productivity in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highly engaged employees were found to be 26 percent more productive at work than their disengaged peers.\u00a0 How does this affect the bottom line for companies? One study found an increase in total returns of 13 percent.\u00a0 Increasingly employees are looking for value and meaningful recognition that has no price tag.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Productivity.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Productivity.png\" alt=\"Infographic on increasing productivity in the workplace, highlighting recognition, opportunities, and relationships as key motivators.\" width=\"492\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Productivity.png 492w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Productivity-92x300.png 92w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Productivity-315x1024.png 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what exactly is motivating employee productivity?\u00a0 Recognition, Opportunity,\u00a0and Relationships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Recognition:<\/strong>\u00a0Positive feedback is instant recognition you can give to an employee that will give them a sense of pride.\u00a0 How does this help productivity in the workplace? Your employee knows that you appreciate their efforts.\u00a0 According to the USNews.com article,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/blogs\/outside-voices-careers\/2013\/06\/06\/how-to-give-positive-feedback-at-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Give Positive Feedback at Work<\/a>, identify how your employee\u2019s efforts made a positive impact on the team and the organization.\u00a0 One study suggests that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amanet.org\/training\/articles\/Accentuating-the-Positive-to-Improve-Productivity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recognizing employee\u2019s strengths<\/a>\u00a0encourages their team to thrive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opportunity:<\/strong>\u00a0Giving employees the opportunity to use the skills they have helps them develop and take their skills to the next level.\u00a0 Encouraging a lifelong learning culture can take your company a long way.\u00a0 According to the smallbusiness.chron.com article,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/effects-training-employee-performance-39737.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effects of Training on Employee Performance<\/a>, training enhances morale on the job and can even increase employee loyalty\u2014two important motivators of productivity in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Relationships:\u00a0<\/strong>Leadership is not always easy.\u00a0 Engaging employees can be a challenge.\u00a0 The key is finding ways to inspire your employees.\u00a0 Communication has been and always will be a major component of all relationships from top-level management to individual team members.\u00a0 Open, honest communication must be a priority in business.\u00a0 Once you have your communication down, how do you get your team to adopt your goals?\u00a0 According to the study,\u00a0Management Leadership,\u00a0and Productivity Improvement Programs, management needs to focus on goals that matter.\u00a0 Management support for Education and Training, Empowerment, and Reward Systems can be used to motivate employees and employees who feel that their leadership cares are more productive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to increase your employee&#8217;s productivity with our course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/en\/library\/10431\/business\/management\/course\/employee-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employee Engagement.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highly engaged employees were found to be 26 percent more productive at work than their disengaged peers.\u00a0 How does this affect the bottom line for companies?&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[4001],"tags":[445,447,85],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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