Increasing personal and team productivity calls for notable efficiency. Ensure that these practices get your attention:
 
Leverage technology
 
Accept and promote new trends, devices, and software as they appear. Let your workers use their own devices for business purposes if they desire. Why shouldn't you take benefit from a productivity source you don't have to pay for?
 
For the time being, give instant 'anywhere' access to workplace information. Let group members work from alternate locations with Wi-Fi when it's practical. When a person from my office manager's family is ill, it's easy to let her work from home during the day, and thus she can still be productive.
 
With Wi-Fi, Evernote, and all the snazzy apps we have access to, staff members can tap into work information irrespective of where they are. Give them a secure, reliable way to share ideas and communicate, enabling more flexibility and change-responsiveness.
 
Set and track efficiency goals
 
After you've pared your strategies down to size and set up goals with your team, set certain schedules for achievement. As it is with any project, break desired goals into controllable pieces, each with its own milestones and deadlines. Once you've achieved a goal, re-tune and set a new one.
 
Measure everything
 
You can better influence things when you can understand them, therefore be mindful of all the metrics that matter for your team. Use an accountability system, project management software, SharePoint, a common spreadsheet on Google Docs, Outlook Task Assignments, or a scoreboarding system that tracks important team metrics. The systems you use may be off-the-shelf or proprietary; it doesn't matter so long as you use them consistently.
 
Brainstorm regularly
 
Meet with your team from time to time to give eachother ideas on how best to achieve your strategic priorities and improve processes and procedures. Try to get areas of overlap and eliminate redundancy. Talk over what your team is doing that is deficient in value.
 
Remove steps that not any longer apply when something changes, and be certain that each person documents everything, so new people can get up to speed quickly. Remove your thought filters and let your ideas cross-fertilize to see what types of interesting hybrids result. Take a look at concepts from other fields, and how they might apply to yours. What would you like to do if it were possible?
 
The benefits of consistent training
 
For your team members to be productively efficient and effective, they need the right tools. This is an essential return on investment (ROI) tactic. Some personnel need blazing-fast computing power; others need smartphones and tablets that let them work on the go; still others might require specialized instruments to maximise their performance. Whatever the case, they all need constant training, undertaken as often as necessary to stay ahead of the changes rolling through your field.
 
None of us wants to spend money if they don't have to. But do remember, in business, what matters isn't what you spend now, but how much money you make later. You have to make short-term investments for long-term gain. It's all about ROI. Done correctly, training produces the extraordinary levels of ROI you need to stay ahead of the game.
 
This article is originally posted on tronserve.com

Published : 22-Apr-2019