How To Increase Employee Productivity? [Thread 434413]

HI All,
In addition to what all have suggested, I would like to add. 'idiosyncratic deals' or in short 'i-deals' should be provided to employees. Research studies have proved such a step will be beneficial both to the employer as well as employees. Many IT companies in India have been implementing 'i-deals' which are being appreciated by the employees and the employers are also happy, as the employees are prepared to take extra load when required by the management. Thus it is a win-win situation which must be popularized. Companies like, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Xchanging, IBM,etc have been practicing 'i-deals' in their companies.
M.J. SUBRAMANYAM, MUMBAI

Tough call this.
You don't want a culture of unnecessary policing in the company but then, people do tend to spend disproportionate amount of time on social sites.
Best approach is to have a lot of work for them with continuous status monitoring. Time wasted on social sites increases when the employees have less work to do.

Dear Siddesh,
When you refer to increase in productivity you must have in your mind cetain factors standing in the way , please identify.
1.Pease try to find out ways and means to take care of identified issues, if need be please do involve employees concerned, as it is they to deliver.
2.Please follow the suggestion to prohibit cell phones at the work place and have fire balls to block access to relevant places.
3. Please do pat an employee doing good work.
I am sure above points will take care of your requirement.
Regards
S.K.Johri

The discussion on productivity has been an eye - opener. Great minds think alike! very mature thoughts and ratios put forth. They may seem theoretical, but, there is a company in North Karnataka ( I have deliberately withheld the name) - which has increased Productivity through giving complete freedom to the employees.
There are no supervisors, no cubicles, not much of a hierarchy,It is the employees who decide the production, take the raw materials, plan their work. No OT. They can use the library, GYM etc. if they feel they have time. No checking by the security.--------looks like myth, isn't it?
Wish all the industries could follow the same guidelines!!!

Hi
Nice topic going on..
I need MBA thesis on employee productivity or training effect on employee productivity
What are factors which increase employee productivity and how to measure them...what is the way
Any ideas.............
Muhammad M.