What does working mean to you?

What does working really mean to you? And how do you measure the efficiency and productivity of your people? Is it by the amount of time they are quiet and seemingly (short of looking by their shoulder) working as they tap away at their keyboards or is it the products they produce at a set amount of time that you and the team member agreed upon? What happens when the job is not project based but constantly flowing? What measurements do you have in place?

There are many opportunities to use metrics and productivity measurement tools but ultimately the work just needs to be done within the specific parameters to ensure the continuance of one's business endeavors. When managers forget this higher goal and focus on just the measurement tools, the team will eventually feel its strain. As many organizations close their books for this fiscal year and start housecleaning procedures, measurement tools may need to be revisited and realigned with one's real business goals.

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TAGS: Leader, Management, Productivity, Work

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