Productivity Blog Archive
The Best Way to Measure Knowledge Worker Productivity
Gone are the days when employers assessed the productivity of their team members by who spent the most time at the office and who sent emails around the clock. At least I hope those days are gone, since all of the latest research shows that these employee behaviors...
How to Create a Team Communication Policy to Improve Productivity
Reading Time: minutesThis post was refreshed on October 11, 2022 Maybe you or your team members keep two monitors connected to your computer and on at all times—one monitor to keep an eye on incoming communication so you can be timely with responses,...
How to Build a Corporate Culture That Fosters Productivity
This post was updated September 15, 2022 Company culture is often the biggest impediment to employee progress and productivity. Researchers at Harvard who studied creative work inside organizations discovered that progress is a critical source of motivation for...
THIS Is What Distractions at Work Cost Your Company
This post was refreshed on July 26, 2022 Leaders typically underestimate the cost of distraction, but when I walk my clients through the implications of constantly interrupted work, they are often surprised by how much money their company is wasting on lost...
Employee Training and Development | Do It Right to Boost Retention
According to Gallup, companies that invest in employee development programs are twice as likely to retain their employees. These companies also experience an 11% greater profitability than those that don’t invest in similar programs. When companies commit to helping...
Leaders: This Is Why Your Team Doesn’t Know How to Prioritize Its Work
[Excerpted from my upcoming book, EVERYONE WANTS TO WORK HERE: Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market, Sourcebooks, 2023.] Leaders often tell me their team needs to learn how to prioritize. They believe that, in most cases, this...
11 PROVEN Ways Companies Can Improve Work-Life Balance
No one can “give” someone else better work-life balance—individuals must take it for themselves. But leaders can help their employees achieve better work-life balance. I’ve helped many companies to dedicate resources to improving the work-life balance of their...
Train Your Brain to Focus: Build THIS Key Skill
This post was updated on March 21, 2022 The inability to focus—to concentrate on the task at hand—seems to be a common problem in our modern, always-connected world. But can you train your brain to focus better? Train your brain to focus and concentrate on your most...
The Burnout Recovery Plan to Regain Balance
This post was updated on January 21, 2022 With “the Great Resignation” in full swing, getting and keeping good talent is on a lot of my clients’ minds. It’s led me to assemble my experience on this topic into a “burnout recovery plan.” Leaders can benefit from a...
Clever Strategies to Skyrocket Team Productivity
This post was updated Jan 4, 2022 Sometimes clients who are leaders in their organizations tell me they notice their team members are lagging in productivity, enthusiasm, and interest. These leaders want to help boost morale and performance. They are looking for...
