The way to sometimes boost your staff’s productivity
includes the one you would least expect. The answer might lie in a thermostat
or perhaps a light bulb. Even though some of the items might, at first glance,
seem silly, the below list might be the key to boosting the productivity of
your staff.
Just
let the music play
One 2005
study proved that employees who listened to music when
working completed their work more rapidly and produced better ideas than the
ones who did not.
Adjust
the lights
It has been shown that employees lose
15 minutes per day to eye focusing issues because of direct
lights.
Encourage
gum chewing
Gum chewing five minutes before doing cognitive
activities enhanced performance for the initial 15 to 20 minutes after chewing
gum. The
explanation was explained as “mastication-induced
arousal.”
Decrease
meeting times
Each doctor, on average, in a medical group will lose
$21,000 in charges per year because of time spent in meetings.
Go
green
An exam of 5,220
French companies uncovered that workers at companies that
observed eco-friendly practices were 16 percent more productive than average
employees.
Institute
naptime
…however, only
ten minutes’ worth. Studies
show
it to be the optimal time while searching to boost the productivity of your
staff, with lengthier naps creating groggy workers.
Shorten
emails
Keeping emails specific and short will make them
simpler to compose, thereby decreasing the time emailing and boosting the time
spent doing work responsibilities.
Permit
web surfing
Research from the National
University of Singapore proved that mindless Internet
surfing (done in moderation) actually can boost the productivity of your staff.
Supply
snacks that enhance productivity
Coffee, green tea, yogurt, dark chocolate, walnuts,
and berries all have been
shown to affect brain processes which enhance productivity.
Thermostat
adjustment
One 2004
Cornell study proved that increasing the temperature
from 68℉ - 77℉ decreased typing mistakes by 44 percent and boosted typing
output by 150 percent.
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