{"id":14403,"date":"2020-01-08T15:08:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/?p=14403"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T14:35:46","slug":"how-to-train-productivity-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/how-to-train-productivity-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to train productivity at work: Top experts reveal their employee productivity formula"},"content":{"rendered":"

We asked 37 productivity experts a simple question: can employee productivity be trained? 36 said yes.<\/strong> But how exactly do you train people on productivity?<\/p>\n

As everybody seems to be talking about workplace productivity these days, we wanted to explore how experts in the matter believe it can be trained. However, the concept of productivity training is not new<\/strong>. Companies have always been looking for ways to maintain productivity in the workplace through many different means, such as team building and fun activities. And for some time, it worked.<\/strong> Employees felt happier at work. As a result, workplace efficiency increased.<\/p>\n

But in the mid-1990s, something big happened and changed the way people worked. The World Wide Web<\/strong> \u2014 aka, the Internet.<\/p>\n

In 2018, a study found that 55% of people never turn their phones off<\/a>.<\/strong> At the same time, people tend to check their phones every 12 minutes during their waking hours. So, in a distraction-full era where our attention is constantly bombarded by notification sounds and lit lock screens, the ways to increase productivity in the workplace become less obvious. And our to-do lists turn to to-don\u2019t-care lists.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But employee training on productivity<\/a> at work, according to experts, can change that. If you\u2019re looking for tips on how to boost and train productivity at work, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Here is your 15-tip employee productivity formula.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tip #1: Productivity training starts by creating new habits<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

You might have purchased the right tools an employee needs to use every day. But to train employees on productivity, you need to start from the bottom \u2014 just like with any type of training at work. So, don\u2019t just wait for motivation to magically appear. Create habits.<\/p>\n

Fadeke Adegbuyi<\/strong> is the marketing manager at Doist<\/a>, a company that has created top-rated productivity apps to help people and businesses work more efficiently. She believes that the very first step towards productivity training at work is action:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we waited for motivation to strike before taking action, most of us would get nothing done. Instead, it\u2019s important to create daily habits and cultivate conditions that will help you get more done. Have a regular routine that makes space for deep work and focus.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

To do so, she suggests two simple ways to get your team to boost their productivity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n