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The Big Secret to Increasing Workers Productivity...Finally! 

By Kathryn Murray, TripleTrack HR Intern / February 16, 2012

Are you ready for it? It is as simple as communication. Who would have thought that simply communicating to your employees could increase their productivity? Not many. But take a step back and look at the job (or a previous job of yours when you were not in management) and think of what would of helped make you do your job more thoroughly and accurately. Having challenges and goals, knowing what was expected of you, being able to talk about opportunities (not problems because nothing these days is a problem) with fellow employees, being motivated, etc. would have been your dream come true.

I think one major problem is when people get into a management position they forget what motivates employees and they just look towards the end results right away. The “big people” in an organization, or shall we say “higher ups”, cannot be forgetting about what makes their followers want to work hard and get results for the company, because these little people are the ones making the organization a success.

The icing on the cake:  having challenges at work is one of the main items that lead to employee job satisfaction.  So yes, what I am telling you is rather quite simple.  Communicate with your employees. Tell them what you want, make sure it is a clear message, create realistic challenges in their job, and allow them to discuss opportunities with other employees. You can find other ways of increasing your communication skills and making the “little people” happy in the article found on SHRM: http://bit.ly/xqbik2

These challenges will lead your employees to be very satisfied with their job and you, in turn, will have decreased turnover. This saves you the whole process of looking for a new employee to fill their shoes, which sometimes takes months. Not only that, but a recent Business Journal article indicated that the cost of turnover can easily reach 150 % of the employee’s annual base pay for salaried positions!

So send a quick email or have a brief meeting with your employees about what you want them to accomplish; it will save you so much more time in the long run.  Aren’t you glad you had that 10 minute conversation about your expectations?