THESE 6 HABITS WILL INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK AND LIFE

BY DEORAO KAMBLE

Have you lately noticed or someone brought to your notice that you are lacking productivity at work and in life and it is affecting your performance and credibility? Though you are working hard enough yet your work output is not up to the mark you have expected.

Because you lack productivity at work, you are lagging behind your colleagues and peers. losing your credit in the company or if you’re a business owner, your business is not growing as expected. 

Or if you are a leader, do you think that your team lacks productivity lately? and confuse and curious about how to tackle this situation?

You have spent a ton of time thinking about what could you possibly do to increase the productivity of you or your team.

Happens with everyone, isn’t it? This is a serious issue and can have an impact on your appraisal and promotion. You have to work on it as soon as possible.

Excited to find out how you will increase productivity? well then continue reading…

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PRODUCTIVITY?

Productivity is nothing but the amount of work output produced by putting per unit input in the form of efforts by the person, a group, or an organization.

Don’t confuse productivity with efficiency. Efficiency is the number of resources used for the amount of work done. The more resources used to do the amount of work less the efficiency.

If you think that you or your team or your organization lacks productivity in work by adapting following six habits at work and in your lifestyle you may increase your productivity.

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HERE ARE THE HABITS THAT WILL RAISE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK,

 1) GIVE YOURSELF A GOAL.

Give yourself a goal, the goal will keep you focused on the work. It will motivate you to work hard to achieve what you have dreamed of.

If you are a team leader or an organization head, set a goal for your team members or your employees.

The goal will motivate your employees to work in harmony and will increase their seriousness about work. Setting goals will increase productivity at work.

2) SET DEADLINES TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK.

Set deadlines for your work and assignments or give a deadline to your employees. It is found in the studies that if you get a deadline for any work you are doing, probably you will complete the work before the deadlines expire. The same is true for your employees.

It will increase the seriousness of work. By setting, deadlines will help you to become productive. Don’t procrastinate, don’t postpone your deadline without any reason.

Though you have ample time to finish your work, do it in time anyway.

 3) GIVE THEM CATHEDRAL.

In other words, give your team member or your employee a sense of purpose. Simon Sinek in his book “START WITH WHY” gave this expert advice to leaders and to the team head. He shares one story to explain this term. The story of two stonemasons working to build a cathedral.

These two stonemasons are doing exactly the same thing but one of them has a sense of purpose. He feels like he is doing something larger than life and he is glad that he belongs to something bigger than his work. Sense of purpose will make him more productive and more loyal. Sense of purpose keeps him motivated and focused.

On the other hand, other stonemason working in the same place at the same time thinks that the work is monotonous and boring and he really doesn’t enjoy his work because he doesn’t have sense of purpose.

Lack of sense of purpose keeps him demotivated and lack loyalty to work. He is just working for paychecks and nothing else. this will affect his productivity. 

The same can be applied to your employees. If they have a sense of purpose it will make them more productive and loyal to your organization. Give your employees a sense of purpose. Inspire and motivate them for work, give them a cathedral.

4) APPLY THE KAIZEN PHILOSOPHY TO WORK.

Kaizen is the Japanese philosophy of business. Kaizen is the practice of continuous small improvement in work.

Make continuous small improvements or changes in yourself and in your work. These small improvements will make a big difference in your life and will help you to become more productive.

If you are a team head or organization head, inspire your teammates or your employees to keep making continuous small improvements in work.

When your employee suggested some good improvement apply it in your work and if possible, give them a reward if it worked.

If you apply his suggested change or improvement, it will make him feel special and he will become loyal to your company. The reward will motivate them and keep them innovative and curious.

This will increase the productivity of your team and organization.

 5) DON’T WASTE TIME TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK.

Though you don’t have a deadline to finish work, try to finish it in time. Wasting time will reduce your productivity.

Stop wasting time on the phone, social media, in unnecessary meetings. Don’t waste time on unnecessary traveling. Stop procrastinating, procrastination is a trap to lose productivity.

Elon musk blocked his unnecessary emails to save time. saving time will make you productive.

6) IMPROVE YOUR SKILLSET TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK.

Keep learning new things every time. keep yourself updated with newer technology. Read books. Listen to the podcast, attend webinars, take coaching if required. Work on your speaking skills and work on your presentation skills.

If required go to toastmasters or join courses. Improve your skill set according to time, this will help you to become more productive.

CONCLUSION

It is not hard to gain back your productivity at work. You just have to motivate yourself to adopt good habits.

Embrace these six habits in your work and this will help you to be more productive.

Do you agree? or how? Let me know.