It's a hot topic out there in the business world. How to increase employee
productivity in the workplace. I've got 3 tips for you. It's a hot topic in
the business world. How to increase employee productivity in the workplace?
If you watch this video, you're going to get 3 tips for how to do that
immediately. In my mini book --Portable Positivity, I point out that there are
2 processes that are going on continuously in your own mind. And we
don't even notice this sometimes. This is an obvious thing that is completely
unnoticed. Obvious but unnoticed. Like the feeling of your clothing. Can you feel it?
It's pretty obvious, huh? But totally unnoticed until I brought it to your
attention. These processes in our mind are in that realm. They are obvious once
they're brought to your attention. But completely unnoticed up until that point.
The research on employee productivity is very strong in suggesting that a
position of gratitude fosters productivity. Why is that true? It's
because of these 2 processes that are going on in our mind.
The first one is evaluation. Evaluation is where we judge things. And we can't
turn this off. Our mind is constantly judging or evaluating our situation. Is
this a good thing? Is this a bad thing? We're asking those
questions and then our mind to answers those questions for us. What does this
have to do with employees? Think about someone in the work environment. They're
getting feedback from you as a leader or from their own mind or from their
co-workers about how they're doing. So, the first tip for increasing employee
productivity is to create and foster a culture of appreciation and gratitude.
This is powerful because when people feel appreciated, it creates an
energy inside of them that they take to the next process which is creation. And
that's where our productivity happens. Think about it this way. Whatever energy
we create in the evaluation mode is the currency that we take to the creation
mode. When you create a culture of appreciation and gratitude, the energy
that people can then take to upgrade and improve and innovate and create and
produce is phenomenal. And the research is backing this up like crazy. Now, the
second tip for how to increase productivity with your employees is to
change the thinking around mistakes. We, all make them. Mistakes are going to
happen. You've probably heard about how post-it notes came about. 3M corporation
has made a gazillion dollars off of this little product that actually was the
result of a mistake. They were trying to make an adhesive that was strong. They
came up with one that was weak. Well, that's a mistake, right? Yes. And a very
profitable mistake. Because that allowed them to take the note off again instead
of having it stuck there forever. This was a very profitable mistake. And many
mistakes are. It creates change. It creates new possibilities. So, if in our
companies, we have a culture around mistakes as being a good thing. Okay, now
I know that's going to drive you a little nuts for a minute. But just open your
mind to this. If you could be open to the possibility that that mistake could lead
us to some kind of an innovation or an upgrade or an improvement then you're
able to reinforce or reward the creative thinking of your employees.
And they're no longer afraid to reach out or upgrade or try something because
the culture in the company is actually rewarding of taking that kind of a risk.
Okay, now this third one is something that I'm
particularly passionate about. Because every employee in every
organization is a person. Okay. Maybe I overstated that I suppose there are some
organizations that might have animals who are considered employees. I'm not
talking about that right now. People operate under certain principles that
are not that hard to figure out. Especially if you tune in with yourself.
And what's important to you? Taking care of your people is going to make a huge
difference in your bottom line. Now, a lot of companies spend thousands of dollars
every year on employee benefits or on the programs that take care of their
employees. But they overlook an important part? How do we take care of their mind?
I've found that companies that I'm personally aware of who invest in the
personal development of their employees. And notice, this isn't even work-related.
This has nothing to do with the product or service that this company offers.
They're investing solely in the minds of their people. So, a personal development
program that includes positivity training, for example. Or attitude or
perspective or the the things that we talk about all the time here on this
channel. It makes a big difference. I know one
company that I've personally worked with who doubled their revenues in one year
simply by investing in the mental health and strength and psychological fitness
of their employees. Pretty cool. That's a quick way that you can improve the
productivity of everyone in the workplace. And talk is cheap. Saying that
it's important is one thing but investing time energy and dollars in
it is what will be noticed by those employees. At the beginning of the video,
I mentioned Portable Positivity. My mini book that goes over those 2 evaluation
and creation processes that we mentioned earlier. I think that would be a valuable
resource for you, for your company. You can get a free digital copy down in the
comments. And if you like it, contact me. I'll get you set up. Share some of your
ideas about this topic down in the comments. Let's start a conversation
about this and come back tomorrow because I'll have another video for you.