The evaluation of employee productivity is a major activity that organizations engage in. This is to ensure that employees produce the maximum expected results.

Although employees might not always meet the maximum expected results, this evaluation will help to spot out key areas that need improvement.

Given the new trend of remote work, many employees are dropping in their work performance and this is a thing of concern to employers.

In this article, we will be discussing strategies employers can engage in to improve their employee’s productivity.

There are key terms that our topic has featured in our discussion today so without further ado, let’s explain them.

What is Employee productivity?

Employee productivity otherwise referred to as workforce productivity is the measurable amount of work an employee produced within a given period of time.it is the assessment of a worker’s productivity.

Why is employee productivity important?

Employee productivity is important because it enables the organization to get a worthwhile return of cost, efforts, and expenses made while carrying out production activities and services. This ensures that the organization is able to recover the wages they have paid their employee.

Furthermore, employee productivity helps to boost customer service and interaction bringing about customer loyalty and higher marketing advantage to the organization. This is to say that a lot about the progress of an organization is dependent on the productive activities carried out by the company’s employees. This is why employees are usually considered as major assets to an organization.

What are the factors that improve employee productivity?

As an organization, your employee’s productivity is usually influenced by some factors they include;

Clarifying of goals

The task and work expectation of every employee should be properly outlined including how the individual is required to carry out the task, available growth opportunities that will help equip the individual with extra skills with which to achieve the desired results, and the rewards for producing expected results.

Provision of the required work tools

Work engagement is one aspect that a lot of employees struggle with. Which is due to lack of the right work tools. The provision of the right work tools is one of the major factors that help to drive work engagement and improves business outcomes.

Proper communication with employees

Listening to the inquires, complaints, and suggestions of your employees makes them more committed to driving the goals of the organization which brings about maximum productivity.

Organizations that have a two way street communication structure tend to have more dedicated staff than those who don’t. This is because during the casual conversations that the employers get to know the pain point of their employees.

Furthermore, salutation and gratitude is an essential part of communication that employers will need to improve on to boost employee’s productivity in their work place. A research study showed that 80 percent of employees perform better when their efforts are duly appreciated.

Ways to improve employee productivity

  • Create flexible work hours
  • Create hangout sessions with staff
  • Get involved in issues that concern your staff
  • Be Empathetic
  • Celebrate results
  • Offer incentives
  • Share company goals
  • Don’t make meetings too long and boring

 

By Gracefield Maxcot

 

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