Managers make plans.  They do it often and over long periods of time.  The rest of their time is spent executing those plans. However, as we all know, sometimes things go wrong.  Worse still, often those things going

What is the relationship between safety at work and the productivity of that work? Organisations that fail to take all possible safety measures are obviously more at risk of accidents and injuries - and in many countries,

Workforce engagement is important because it is linked with (and underpins) effort, innovation, productivity, and retention—and in industries/sectors/geographical areas with a competitive landscape and a shortage of talent, it can make or break a company,

Many leaders think they are elite - special at what they do, leaders of the pack.   However many of those same leaders, if we analysed their performance and their success record, would turn out to

There are many ways to improve productivity and performance - via technology, process change, culture change and so on.  But with each one, we need to measure the success (or otherwise) of our initiative to understand

Interruptions are distractions.  Those people who constantly respond to texts, emails and  messaging systems might feel 'in the loop' but their productivity is probably woefully low.  Discipline is needed to wait until an appropriate time when the task in

 Most people, on starting a new job, turn up with a positive attitude.  They may be nervous about the new situation but they want to do well, to succeed, and in return to be valued and

We all know that hard work is needed to be truly successful. However, we also know that hard work alone is not enough. We need our hard work to be in the right direction. One

It is getting increasingly common for firms to introduce opportunities for volunteering amongst their staff. This may be partly altruistic - attempting to do some good for a national charity or for the local community

To be productive and to make our organisation productive, we have to inspire each person in the organisation to be engaged with the company and their role within it, to want to be the best

Spoiler alert: Yes it can! Some forms of self-reporting, as part of employee assessment snd review, ask those employees to report on how well they have performed. One would assume that most employees would consider

We all know of inspirational leaders. We might not know them personally; we might not have worked with them or under them. But we have seen them on the TV, read about them in newspapers

Long-term planning can be difficult for CEOs.  A company is only as good as its latest quarterly report (according to many investors), so today's results are crucial.  Yet, real change— especially culture change— can take years to

Engaged employees are more productive.   This is not surprising.  If employees feel they have a  significant part to play in the organisation they work for, they are much more likely to share the goals of the organisation and to

Over the last two decades and especially since the pandemic -  the workplace has undergone significant transformations. The rise of technology-driven companies brought flat hierarchies, attractive employee perks, and open-office concepts. Meanwhile, the integration of productivity

Last week, I asked “What should we measure?” And talked about the need to measure outputs/outcomes rather than inputs - in terms of workers’ contributions.  Working long hours is not a key to success.  Those

There is an old management adage… “If we can measure it, we can understand it”.  This is broadly true.  Certainly if we don’t measure, we find it hard to assess or judge. So. if we want to

I have written before about my belief that WFH imposes a brake on productivity.  There are all sorts of reasons - big and small.  The other day I thought of another reason which I thought I should