5 Small Ways to Empower Your Team to Boost Their Productivity

Saphyte Team

2 min read

Updated: April 27th, 2022

Experts agree that these are five simple, genuine things you can do to empower your team and boost their productivity.

Companies around the world look for ways to ensure their employees are working optimally and deliver results. Loss hours and productivity are a universal problem, especially in the business world.

In fact, according to a survey, around 75% of employers estimate that more than two hours of work are lost every day due to inefficiency. But with the way the work environment is rapidly changing these days, what can leaders do to empower their teams and help them grow and thrive?

5 Simple Ways To Empower Your Team

1. Listen

The first thing that business leaders need to do is to listen intently to what their employees are saying— especially during the pandemic. Many employees experience more inconvenience than ever. Some are affected mentally and emotionally. The last thing leaders should do is to push employees harder during the most stressful times.

Getting feedback from your employees would also work in your favor. It helps you determine the things that need to change to facilitate a better system. It also helps you establish trust among employees, which helps push them to perform to the best of their ability.

2. Define roles and provide spaces

Giving employees the space they need have been proven to empower them. Allow the employee to make his or her own decisions within set boundaries. Set attainable goals.  And communicate the priorities and expectations set on their roles.

Avoiding micromanagement allows leaders to focus on more important management issues. It also lets employees to work on their roles, without the need to consult leaders on many small and irrelevant issues.

3. Facilitate team-building exercises

One of the most challenging parts of working during the pandemic is that teams are unable to see each other physically— and bond emotionally.

Team-building exercises help bridge the gap created by the pandemic between teams. It helps them get along with each other, know each other more, and identify each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

Fun non-work-related activities make the workplace a happier one. And it doesn’t take a genius to know that happy workplaces boost productivity among employees.

4. Provide growth plans

Set goals not only for the company’s benefit but also for the employees. Make your team feel that working for you won’t make them stagnant, that there’s room for growth.

Remind employees that what they’re doing now will redound to their benefit in the future. Praise effort and encourage people to learn and grow. Reward loyalty.

5. Provide tools that eliminate manual effort

Working doesn’t have to be boring and monotonous. It can feel fulfilling and meaningful. To make this happen, using tools that automate tasks is the simplest thing to do.

Some tools can do things automatically for you like gather your customers’ information, send emails to target audiences, or even sort your leads for you so you’ll know who to prioritize first.

This is the biggest favor you can do to your employees and it’s also one of the simplest ways to boost their productivity.

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