As far as company productivity is concerned maximizing the output and ability of your employees is paramount. As a manager one of the most challenging objectives you face is getting the most out of your subordinates. Inefficiency and lack of motivation are two key factors that contribute to a less then optimized employee or organization. Recent research shows that the average employee wastes about one third of the time they spend at work, that’s about 12-15 hours a week. How can we stop this, how can we get the most out of our people?
Setting goals and creating realistic and attainable objectives is a good idea to help keep your team on track. Helping employees stay focused and keeping their eye on the prize by giving them measurable and relevant goals, this will prevent stagnation and a floundering of sorts that happens when a person is mismanaged or not giving enough direction. Encourage communication amongst employees, their superiors and subordinates, have them share their goals and successes as well as their work related problems and failures. This can be done through email chains or via social media as well as through weekly or monthly team meetings. This will help to keep everyone on track; it will also promote idea sharing and troubleshooting.
Motivation is a key element in getting the most out of your employees. There are many things that motivate people; ultimately it depends on the individual. Even more important then motivation is inspiration. Let your employees motivate themselves from within. Share with them your vision and their place within it, most will work harder and accomplish more. Good motivating factors are also reward based systems and one of the best rewards you can give an employee is time, shorten the work week or give them paid time off, let them work from home if possible. There are so many emerging models that have cultivated success and many of these veer away from the traditional 40-hour work week.
We all face the challenge of coaxing the best out of our employees. Maximizing the efficiency and ability of the individuals on your staff could quit possibly be the single most important factor in creating a successful business. There are several tactics managers can use to bring out the best of their staff. Set realistic, attainable goals and encourage communication among your employees this will keep them focused and promote problem solving. Get to know who is working for you and discover what motivates them, try to inspire your employees and share with them the overall vision of your business, motivate them from within.
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by Jarrad Kulick