Taking these simple steps onboard will help your managers greatly increase team productivity.
Do you know what’s hindering productivity at your company? In an eye-opening TEDTalk “Why work doesn’t happen at work” software engineer Jason Fried narrows it down to two main barriers: managers and meetings. He argues that these two factors provide endless distractions to the point that people actually get their best work done outside of the office.
Whether you agree with these points or not it serves as a jumping off point to really think about the underlying factors that could be hindering productivity in your organization.
Here we gathered 5 of the most commonly cited barriers to productivity and ways to overcome them:
- Eliminate excessive meetings
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Reduce stress by increasing communication
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Share productivity hacks
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Give regular guidance and feedback
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Recognize achievements