Individual or team productivity is influenced by many factors that companies overlook day in and day out. In his recent article on ERE.net, Dr. John Sullivan explains, “Increasing productivity is one of the most critical goals in business.” Well, he is absolutely right. The goal of all business, big or small, should be to facilitate productivity, so that employees produce quality work on a consistent basis.
Dr. John Sullivan has compiled a list of 22 essential factors that have a huge impact on individual or team performance. He broke these factors down into six categories: Foundations of Productivity, Direction and Guidance Factors, Support Factors, Skills, Communications, and Information Factors, Resourcing Factors, and Miscellaneous Factors. There are two factors I would especially like to focus a bit on:
- High performing and innovative employees are the foundation of productivity
- Technology, tools, and equipment can limit or bolster productivity
So how do businesses implement these essential factors? For starters, some HR departments are choosing to use efficient software that will easily produce the best candidate fits through skill-matching for each position posted. When the right choice is made, the chances are higher that the employee will remain productive throughout his or her tenure at the company. Further, these companies are looking to technology to facilitate the number of tasks HR Professionals must complete, so HR staff can spend more time on employee engagement programs.
No matter where you read, critics all have the same opinion - hiring the right people is key to a successful business. Similarly, choosing the right technologies to feed the HR department and employee engagement is essential, as some can be entirely too cumbersome to use effectively. Technology solutions can facilitate the pre and post-hire process, automating the administrative work that HR professionals get bogged down with. As Bob Dylan once said, “The times they are a changin’.” We live in a technological world; we might as well embrace it. Make life easier and use the tools that are available to you!
Further, time is money, and flies by faster than any of us ever realize. Making the most out of time is essential to a productive business. For example, the less time it takes to recruit new and qualified talent, the better. Accomplishing weekly or monthly goals in a timely manner only leaves extra hours to get a head start on a new project. Keeping the ball rolling will ultimately increase productivity and open doors to new opportunities for company-wide success.
To wrap things up, always show your employees some recognition, your business will thank you. I guarantee that a little “Keep up the good work!” will make that employee feel like a million dollars. In the end, numbers don’t lie. If a company exhibits all of these qualities, productivity will flourish!
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