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Manager’s Guide – Key to Productivity
By definition a successful manager is one who gets the most productivity from the people who report to them. No matter what industry you are in, there is one key to getting the very most from your personnel. If you understand the motivation, what really drives each individual toward success, and you know how to use this information, then you will see consistently higher levels of productivity. This is an obvious statement, but implementation can be more challenging.
Every manager wants to use successful motivation techniques to drive production. These techniques should be a part of a long term strategy, and so, should not use negative short term threats if you want to retain your best personnel and nurture their productivity over time. Threats of time pressure and “take away’s” are not the best management tools in most situations, especially where you are trying to build trust that will in turn bring greater long term commitments to improving your bottom-line.
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Performance Management – Increase Productivity and Decrease Turnover
It goes without saying that employees are the core of any company. The most successful companies are those with the best employees and the best employees are those who are able to function to their maximum potential. According to statistics, most companies utilize barely twenty percent of their employees’ potential. Performance management is critical in enabling managers to not just motivate employees and maximize efficiency, but also to deal with poor performance issues.
How Performance Management can Increase Productivity …
Managers who want to increase motivational levels in employees need to use effective performance management techniques. They need to take into consideration that different human beings have different motivational factors. While monetary incentives may influence certain people to give their best, other employees may crave recognition. Studies show that formal recognition is the single biggest motivator for most people. People love being recognized in front of other people – colleagues, family, and friends. This simple recognition translates directly to enhanced productivity. (Think Queen of England and her annual Honors List.) Read the rest of this entry »
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Productivity and Managing For Disruptive Risks in Production
It hardly matters what business industry sector you are in productivity is one of the most important things in business. Without solid production you can’t create your product, or deliver the services to your customer. You cannot enjoy the economies of scale which allow you to do all you do at a low cost so that you may keep the difference and profit from what you sell. Still, production is a tricky thing and it’s nearly impossible to have picture-perfect productivity 100% of the time.
However, if the company manages for disruptive risks in their production cycles, their scheduling of services, and their delivery to the customer, then what might be considered a calamity to one company, could just be a matter of shifting gears for another. Some modern-day production assembly lines actually go in a circles rather than a long line. If there is a direct disruption or there is a problem with the supply-chain the units continue around the circle until the problem is solved.
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