We all know that when it comes to business money is time and time is money. Every employer tries to enhance the productivity of its company by maximizing the time of the employees. While in-fact increasing the working hours does not imply the desired outcome. Instead, employers ought to follow the given tips for maximizing the productivity of his employers in a hassle-free manner:
- Delegating the workload:
For the sake of increasing efficiency, you should learn to invest your energy in the tasks that need you the most. Prioritize your work. The tasks which do not demand your attention and can be catered to by another employee should be allocated to him. This practice should be followed by the hierarchy in the office for ensuring remarkable productivity and time-saving.
- skill-specific approach:
As a leader, you should give weight to the importance of the practice of assigning a job to a person according to his personality and skills. For instance, an extrovert, creative and argumentative person can handle a client's concerns most effectively and efficiently. However, if you allocate some extensive table work to the same then he will not only lose time and energy but also his motivation.
- Effective communication:
Now a day most of the official interactions are made through emails. Although email is a hassle-free and effective mode of communication between the professionals it does not get our quick attention. Conversely, if you use more advanced communication tools like slack or Skype then the results will be surprising and time-saving. A quick meeting or a phone call is also an effective idea for enhancing the efficiency of your team.
- defined goals:
Setting a goal that is realistic, focused and achievable is the key to enhancing the efficiency of your team. So, make sure that you as a team leader set and define goals for every member of the team for the sake of saving time and increasing their efficiency and company's productivity.
- Incentives:
The importance of reward and punishment in modifying an individual’s behavior cannot be questioned. As reward is always more effective than punishment so makes sure that you use gratitude as the tool for boosting the confidence and motivation of the employee and increasing the efficiency and productivity of the team.
- Focused approach:
Instead of piling up the small tasks always try to keep the desk and mind of our employee clean and to the point. Giving your employee the opportunity to focus on his primary job will enable and empower him to give his 100% in an efficient manner.
- Training Employees:
In order to sharpen the skills and knowledge of your employee, you have to train and guide them. Otherwise, they will have to figure out things themselves that obviously mean wastage of money, time and efforts. No need to spoon feed them but you can always opt for following practices for training your employees and enhancing their efficiency:
- Individual coaching
- seminars
- workshops
- courses
- Mentoring
- shadowing
- Moral support:
If you want to be the leader of your team instead of becoming its boss all you have to do is to show them how concerned you are for their well-being and progress. Accommodating an employee who is too sick to walk to the office by allowing him to work from home will not only help you in getting that days' work done but also allows him to save his that day's pay. Telecommunication is the blessing due to which working from home has become 13% more efficient than working in-house.
- Feedback:
Positive or negative, a feedback is always crucial for the growth of a team as a whole. Encourage your team to exchange feedbacks and train them to accept criticism as a constructive criticism for enhancing their trust in each other, building solidarity and for saving time.
- be forward-looking:
Technology has made our lives efficient in every sense. Make sure that you exploit tools like HR, automated onboarding and HRIS technology for enhancing the productivity and efficiency of your team and saving their time and energies for more important tasks.
Adhere to and practice the aforementioned tips for the sake of enhancing the productivity of your company, increasing the efficiency of your team and saving the time of both. Good luck!
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