Alla Volodina York University - Maximizing Employee Productivity

 The question of how to maximize employee productivity is an old one but new research has recently shown that many current practices do not encourage productive workplace environments. Utilizing cutting-edge research, AllaVolodina (York University) suggests an outline that could be used in a course covering latest practices on productivity.


SELF-MANAGEMENT

-          Timing your day – structure your day around expected peaks of high energy

-          Technology: Friend or Foe? How to avoid wasting time and resources by making technology work for you

-          Happiness is contagious: Why your good mood will result in more productive workforce, we explore the links between happiness and productivity based on scientific studies

-          Simplifying the road map to success by turning toward positive habits

EFFICIENT MEETINGS

-          Understand the impact of unnecessary meetings and their costs on individuals, teams and the organization 

-          Making critical decisions when scheduling a meeting: When and where to hold one, and who to invite

-          Preparing for efficient meetings whether as a meeting chair or a participant: Reviewing agendas and preparatory readings

-          Understand the differences between leading effective conference calls and in-person meetings

EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING

-          The power of asking “Why?” five times to master the root-cause analysis technique

-          Learn how to apply the 80/20 rule and how to harvest low-hanging fruits in operational effectiveness

-          The power of brainstorming – who should be involved and how to do it most effectively

-          Tapping into hidden resources to ensure efficient identification of the problem

-          The power of operational checklists – who should use them and why

-          How to avoid the bottle-neck effect in the decision-making process

-          Scenario in Action: Participants will analyze a case applying the root cause analysis technique

-          Taking Stock: Participants will be guided to apply the 80/20 rule to a current project in a work setting

GOAL SETTING

-          The importance of setting short-term objectives and long-term goals

-          Become SMART-goals savvy and practice setting SMART corporate goals

-          Understand why “EBITDA” goals do not work and how to improve on them

-          Taking Stock: Participants will be asked to use the techniques learned to set one personal and one professional goal, and encouraged to reflect on a current project that would benefit from a SMART-goal intervention

AllaVolodina teaches at York University and shares her ideas on training, course outlines and other educational topics

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