Being productive at work is not about working harder, it’s about working smarter. It’s about careful preparation, smart use of your resources and the effective streamlining of tasks.
Here are 11 ways that will help you increase your productivity and become more successful.
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11 ways to become more productive
1. Being productive at work is not about
working harder, it’s about working
smarter. It’s about careful preparation,
smart use of your resources and the
effective streamlining of tasks.
Here are 11 ways that will help you
increase your productivity and
become more successful.
11 WAYS TO BECOME
MORE PRODUCTIVE
AT WORK
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2. Plan tasks for specific times of the
day based on their difficulty. Tackle
your most challenging tasks of the
day first. The sense of achievement
from doing so will help you sustain
your energy and productivity for the
remainder of the day.
Similarly, schedule your routine
tasks – those which you can do
with your eyes closed – around low
energy periods, which usually occur
towards the end of the day.
PLAN AHEAD
3. A really great way to make sure you
don’t slack on your schedule is to let
your team members know when you
plan on completing a certain task.
Now it won’t just be yourself you’re
letting down if you miss the
deadline.
PUT PRESSURE ON
YOURSELF
4. Working to your maximum capacity
for excessive periods will quickly
lead to mental fatigue and
exhaustion. The mind is a muscle
also, and as such requires
intermittent periods of rest
throughout the day.
If possible, try and work in 90
minute blocks with 10-15 minutes of
downtime in between – helping to
sustain your productivity for a
longer period.
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF
5. Just as many of us feel peer
pressured into relinquishing our
lunch breaks, many of us are also
coerced into working long into the
night.
It’s important that you think about
the bigger picture. If you leave in
good time today then you’ll feel
fresher and more capable tomorrow.
Being productive is about making
the most of the time available to you,
not working for as many hours as
possible.
BE PUNCTUAL
6. Your workspace has a significant
impact on your overall mood and,
consequently, how well you’re able
to perform.
We spend so much of our week at
our desk that it’s foolish not to make
an effort to create a warm and
pleasant atmosphere for yourself
during this time.
OPTIMISE YOUR
WORKSPACE
7. Don’t shirk responsibility for tasks,
but don’t overburden yourself either.
Focus on the most important tasks
to you, and defer everything else to
your most competent team
members.
Teach your people how to hold the
rod properly instead of fishing for
them all the time. By spending time
helping them grow in the short-term
you can reap the long-term rewards
of their added value and expertise.
DELEGATE
8. Work on one task at a time, starting
a new one only once the previous
one has been completed.
Having the resolve to stick with one
task is actually not that simple,
especially when people are
pestering you to lend a hand with
theirs. You have to know when to
say no to colleagues, and even
your boss – here’s a Viewpoint
guide to help you do so.
PRIORITISE
9. Sometimes you can get so caught
up in a project that you can’t see the
wood for the trees.
Seeking the feedback of others can
help you to gain a clearer
perspective on the task, both helping
you to complete it in quicker time
and, from soliciting their feedback, to
make the task as successful as
possible.
COLLABORATE
10. Changing the way you think about
stress can increase your productivity
and overall chance of success.
Reinforce positive thoughts and
discard of the negative. Put together
a manageable plan of action,
tackling each task in order of priority.
A systematic approach such as this
will help you to rationally assess the
urgency and relevancy of each
project.
CHANGE YOUR
THOUGHT PROCESS
11. Getting things right the first time
can be helped by remaining cool
and keeping your focus. If you’re
struggling with your workload and
think that blitzing through each task
might be the solution then think
again.
Your colleague, client or boss is
unlikely to be happy with work that’s
been done without your full
attention and effort.
GET THINGS RIGHT THE
FIRST TIME
12. Last but not least, just do it. The
previous ten points are of no use
unless you’re determined to put in
the extra effort required to
maximise your productivity.
You’ll often find that once you’re in
the groove and are busy getting on
that it’s easier to keep working than
it is to stop.
JUST DO IT!
13. Good luck!
There are many different ways you
can increase your productivity, but in
order to benefit fully from them you
need to be truly committed to the
cause.
If you have found this advice useful,
here are some other blogs to help
you effectively manage your career:
• Stop waiting to be recognised
• 6 leadership styles you need to
succeed
• Do you know when and how to
say no?
14. ABOUT HAYS
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With over 8,748 staff operating from
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