productivity

  • What is employee turnover?

    2.2 TURNOVER This section of the study explores the concept and theories of turnover, its impact of organizational productivity, and the calculation formula. 2.2.1 Definition of Concept Organizations with a “healthy culture” are characterized by high productivity, efficiency, and low turnover because leaders embrace diversity, equality, respect, fairness, and human capacity development (Uyar et al,…

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  • Organizational management tips from a renowned executive coach

    Before becoming an executive coach, Peter Shaw was a civil servant whose decades as an official spanned several departments and three director general posts. Since switching careers in 2004 and becoming a founder member of the international coaching organisation Praesta Partners in 2005, he has coached chief executives from multinational companies, public sector bodies and…

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  • Google Sheets vs. Microsoft Excel Do users in your company mostly work alone on spreadsheets, or do they frequently collaborate with others? The answer to that will determine whether Excel or Google Sheets is better for your business. For those who primarily work by themselves, Excel is the clear winner. As with Word, its wide…

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  • Once upon a time, Microsoft Office ruled the business world. By the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s office suite had brushed aside rivals such as WordPerfect Office and Lotus SmartSuite, and there was no competition on the horizon. Then in 2006 Google came along with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, a collaborative online word processing and…

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  • Productivity determines the quality of results. Work is a vicious cycle of setting and meeting targets/deadlines; individuals and companies require productivity systems and tools to stay top of their game and deliver results. Productivity is a function of many factors — organization, work environment, motivation, time management, and health, among others. The digital world accommodates several tools…

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  • Employee motivation is defined as the enthusiasm, energy level, commitment and the amount of creativity that an employee brings to the organization on a daily basis. Motivation is derived from the Latin word, “movere” which literally means movement. All the definitions that you would read in books or in dictionary relate to the fact that…

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  • “Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” Les Brown   It is your responsibility to enhance your productivity. I will quickly show you one way to do so. It is easy a step because you can do it by yourself. Increasing…

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  • The idea of retiring early might sound heavenly, but there’s plenty to learn before taking the leap. One person asked Quora, a questions-and-answers forum, “What is something that almost nobody knows about retiring early?” Many answers were from people who retired in their 50s, either because they chose to retire or were forced to leave. A…

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  • Stress is normal. Everyone feels stress related to work, family, decisions, your future, and more. Stress is both physical and mental. It is caused by major life events such as illness, the death of a loved one, a change in responsibilities or expectations at work, and job promotions, loss, or changes. Major workplace and personal stress…

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  •   Workplace stress is exacting an ever-higher physical and psychological toll on workers and it adversely affects productivity, drives up voluntary turnover as well costs US employers nearly $200 billion every year in healthcare costs. Many companies are aware of these negative effects, and some have gotten busy devising ways to counteract them. Efforts range from…

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  • Productivity is something everyone would like to raise in their life. To accomplish more, is a goal most people have. Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on time management, productivity, cutting things out of your life and how to step your game up. It seems like productive people accomplish more than everyone else…

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