Having productive employees and innovative team members is crucial for a business’ success. Here are some tips for improving productivity of those you work with, and inspiring those around you to be more creative. Don’t have employees or work with a team? Use the below tips for improving your own success and wellbeing:
Pre-Emptively Address Stress and Stressors
When you’re stressed, creativity and efficiency is significantly impaired. Learn to manage your stress as it transmits to your team. You can be a good leader when you lead yourself first. The team will thrive more when you’re direct, kind, communicative and do what you say you’ll do.
As such, do what you can to minimize stress in the workplace. This includes giving employees plenty of space to be themselves and grow/expand, share that everyone thrives and there’s good pressure and negative pressure and address this monthly, and having clear timelines and expectations.
Improve Environment
Something that you can do to promote productivity (and decrease stress) it to make a workspace comfortable and enjoyable. This includes incorporating plenty of light, especially natural light, using warm colors, and bringing in plants.
Encourage Employees to Speak and Share Their Ideas
Creativity and innovation are impossible when employees always agree, which is why you should encourage your team to speak their minds or say “no” when they don’t agree with a concept or think that there’s a better way of doing something. The best companies big and small have a two way communication flow and when a team member is able to communicate the be heard they will step into a greater sense of ownership.
Do Things Differently
I tell my team that I’m weird and will tend to throw a wrench into just about everything and be prepared for this. Fortunately they all get on board because it’s playful and interesting to them.
For yourself…don’t be the employer that holds weekly meetings in the conference room that involve droning on for an hour. Instead, why not mix it up by doing a team-building activity, or even heading outdoors for a game of dodgeball or ultimate frisbee? Getting outside and exploring creativity that is unrelated to work helps people feel better, and be more innovative in the workplace.
Have a Daily Hot’s list that the team knows what is essential and do not make them guess at what’s in your head, ever.
What else would you add to this list?
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