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7 Low-Cost Employee Incentives to Increase Employee Productivity

June 4, 2021 | 489 views

7 Low-Cost Employee Incentives to Increase Employee Productivity
7 Low-Cost Employee Incentives to Increase Employee Productivity

As a manager or business owner, employees are valuable to your organization and, sometimes, difficult to motivate. When we deal with people on our team, we face personality issues, skills limitations, and large payroll costs. It is not always a positive experience. Yet, employee performance affects our organization and is deeply entwined with human behavior. To get the best performance and responses, I suggest utilizing some kind of employee incentive program.

Now, before you scoff at giving more to employees who already cost a lot to pay, consider some of the data about incentive programs:

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4 Ways that Smart Scheduling Improves Employee Productivity

January 6, 2021 | 746 views

4 Ways that Smart Scheduling Improves Employee Productivity
4 Ways that Smart Scheduling Improves Employee Productivity

Productive employees are key to business success—those employees add value, create customer satisfaction, and use time efficiently. Usually, the most productive employees are those who stay healthy, are happy with the company and work, and balance home life effectively. As managers, we can help maintain these positive attributes so that our employees perform at their best level.

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Is Summer Draining Your Employees’ Productivity?

July 11, 2018 | 2,382 views

Is Summer Draining Your Employees’ Productivity?

Is Summer Draining Your Employees’ Productivity?

School’s out for summer! Although that used to be good news as a kid, it’s now felt as more of an extra hurdle to cross for parents and employers alike. As more parents take off work to care for their children, employers are often left wondering how to fill the void and keep up the productivity momentum from months prior.

 

Sound familiar? If so, here are three ways you can boost productivity. Hint: it starts with offering flexible work conditions.

 

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Is the Winter Sucking Your Employees’ Productivity Levels Dry?

January 25, 2017 | 2,027 views

Is the Winter Sucking Your Employees’ Productivity Levels Dry?

Is the Winter Sucking Your Employees’ Productivity Levels Dry?

Short, dark, and dreary. That pretty much sums up the cold winter days ahead. The cheer of the holidays have passed and now your team is counting down to warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours. It’s this time of year when productivity plummets and people need an extra boost of inspiration to get work done.

 

Here are a few things you can do to help your team combat cabin fever while in the office and stay on top of their productivity game.

 

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4 Incentives to Help Your Employees Be More Productive

December 28, 2016 | 2,181 views

4 Incentives to Help Your Employees Be More Productive

4 Incentives to Help Your Employees Be More Productive

Serious managers know that each employee plays an important role in the overall mission of the firm. But, far too often, employees lack the motivation that’s required to reach their goals and be productive.

 

It can be difficult to muster up enough excitement around work but with the right incentives, both your employees and your business can excel.

Here are four incentives you can offer to encourage your team to be more productive at work.

 

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Are Meetings Destroying Your Employee’s Productivity?

April 20, 2016 | 2,412 views

Are Meetings Destroying Your Employee's Productivity?

Are Meetings Destroying Your Employee’s Productivity?

When was the last time you left a meeting thinking, “what did we actually accomplish in there?” Chances are, that’s a more common thought than you’d like to admit.

 

Meetings are notorious for being time wasters but did you also know they’re stealing from your employee’s productivity? Here’s how.

 

The Analysis Paralysis Trap

 

In decision making meetings, you need to walk away with a resolution to make your meeting worthwhile. Still, while people are brainstorming and putting on their thinking caps, they’re also deepening their risk of falling into the analysis paralysis trap.

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