Everyone wants their business to be exemplary. They want their employees to be safe and productive and they want their business stats to improve. But there are things around the office that kill performance. Time wasters, an unsafe environment and long meetings are all things that kill performance around the office and demand your attention.
Time Wasters
Time wasters can be any number of things at work. They can be things such as mindless tasks, scrolling on social media, and checking email messages whenever it pings. Cell phones in and of themselves can be a huge time waster. Procrastination in general is a time waster that prevents projects from being done in a timely manner. Time wasters are signs that your employees are not performing to the best of their ability. It means they may need more frequent breaks to help their brains reset so they can refocus on their tasks on hand. Dealing with time wasters will help improve the performance of your business employees.
An Unsafe Environment
An unsafe environment at work can be detrimental to the performance of your employees. If they are stressed about the exposed wiring, or the lack of a clear security safety system, their performance will suffer. You as their employer need to take responsibility for the safety of your employees. If you fail to take responsibility for health risks in the workplace, you can be held liable. Maintaining the equipment and regular cleaning procedures can go a long way to making sure your work environment doesn’t become an unsafe one.
Long and Ineffective Meetings
Another thing that can kill performance at work are long and ineffective meetings. Meetings can not only be a huge time waster, but they can be very difficult to refocus after. Long and ineffective meetings are the meetings that eat into the actual productive time of the workday and they’re usually the meetings most employees face with dread. It is important for you to evaluate the effectiveness of your meetings to make sure they are as productive as can be for you and your employees.
As the employer of your company, you want to make sure that your employees are well taken care of. You want their environment to be safe, and their time to be used productively, which means you should prioritize the things that kill performance in the workplace and give them your immediate attention.
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