MeasureProductivity

How to measure actual work productivity? I would suggest to divide measuring productivity into more specific parts. E.g. productivity of planning something, productivity of doing something, productivity of analysis.

I think that it is hard to measure productivity of planning, but actually, good plan is the most important thing. Productivity of action is more measurable thing as there are results that can be measured.

The most interesting is measuring the productivity of some creative job, e.g. thinking about new idea or new product. How to measure productivity of this? The good start is measuring the number of ideas that first were ideas and now were released as a project or test project. It doesn’t matter if the project really shot, because one need to do a lot of mistakes before something will really work out.

Keeping employees happy, sated and fulfilled is a challenging task. No workplace or job is perfect and everyone’s bound to have complaints and dissatisfaction at one point. As a manager, it would drive you crazy if you always think of everyone’s happiness. When it comes to prioritizing, first in line should be the productive ones – they who generate more income to the company; they who are productive and will go a long way.

Money is more often the not the best shut-upper, at least for the time being. Everyone is always in need for more money, regardless the status. If you can beat what the competition offers, it’s always a good sign. However, you will always have a limit, and if that limit has been reached or even before it has been reached, make sure you back the monetary rewards with other factors, like knowledge. The smart employee is always thirsty for knowledge.

Never box employees to what they signed up for. Foster growth with transparency, rewards, and constant communication.