PowerPoint Presentation Content Slides Include: • Program objectives (11 points) • Etymology • A challenge (3 slides) • Productivity definitions (3 points) • Measuring productivity (5 slides + graphic) • Types of productivity (4 points) • Employee engagement (3 points) o Engagement and productivity (3 points) • Factors that affect productivity (6 points) • Shifts in organization (2 slides) o Shifts in productivity (12 points) • Successful organizations (8 points) • Benefits of a productive place (9 points) • Accountability (2 slides) • Managing employees (7 points) • Technology (3 points) • Employee health (15 points) • Work environment (17 points) • Incorporating fun (3 slides) o Benefits of fun workplace (7 points) o Ideas for fun (5 points) • Workspace (2 slides) • Increasing productivity (5 slides) • Action plan (2 slides) • Actions steps (16 points)

1. PRODUCTIVITY
IN THE
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2. 2
Program Objectives
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Explore the meaning of productivity and its
implications for your workplace.
Classify how to measure productivity in
your workplace.
Understand the correlation between employee
engagement and productivity.

3. 3
Program Objectives
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Learn what organizational factors can affect
productivity.
Identity shifts in organizations that improve
productivity.
Name examples of productive organizations.

4. 4
Program Objectives
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List the benefits of productivity for an
organization.
Learn how to manage employees and keep them
accountable.
Recognize how employee health and the work
environment affect productivity.

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Program Objectives
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Understand how to incorporate fun into your
organization.
Review how to boost productivity in your
organization.

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Some Questions
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Please write a one sentence answer for each:
What does it mean for
an employee to be
productive?

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Some Questions
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What does it mean for a
team to be productive?

8. 12
Some Questions
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What does it mean for a
company to be
productive?

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Measuring Productivity
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Productivity = value ÷ time
Add $ to the results
Time = How many hours does it take?
= your cost-benefit ratio
Value = What do you want to measure? (e.g. units or projects completed

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Types of Productivity
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“Should we do [Course
of Action #1] or [Course
of Action #2]?”
“How do we go about doing
_____?”
Prioritizing – analytical, problem solving, decisive

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Types of Productivity
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“How much time will it
take to do _____?”
“We need to outline the
timeline of this project. What
can we accomplish and
when?”
Planning – organized, planner, scheduler

12. Highlight each
generation’s
productivity
strengths.
Facilitates a more
open-minded work
culture.
Show employees how
a better
understanding of
different productivity
styles from
generation to
generation makes it
easier for all of you to
work together.
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Recent Shifts in Productivity
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Technology
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Technical issues can
hinder employee
performance and thus
productivity.
Allows employees to join a
meeting remotely if
necessary.
Make sure that all equipment is functional before starting a meeting

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Employee Health
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Healthier
employees are
more productive.
Healthy employees
report higher levels
of satisfaction with
their job and
organization.
What negatively
impacts employee
health?

15. Not being involved
in decision making
Unclear roles or
responsibilities
Lack of direction
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Employee Health
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16. Encourage
employees to
practice
mindfulness:
bringing one’s
attention to the
present moment.
Maintain a flexible
work environment.
Accommodating
room for change can
keep stress levels
down.
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Employee Health
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Employee Health
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Create policies
regarding
mandatory stretch
breaks.
Get employees
moving if they do
most of their work
at a desk.
Helps reduce stress
and keep energy
levels up.
A gym or workout
room can be a great
investment if
affordable.

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Work Space
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If your organization can’t demolish cubicles,
encourage employees to decorate their
workspace.
Host contests and give out prizes to the
best and craziest cubicle.
Even if your organization does not have cubicles,
keep the office vibrant by having fresh flowers and
artwork throughout the space.

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Increasing Productivity
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Sacrifice your time if
needed—stay longer or
come in earlier.
Stay mindful of your
mental and emotional
health and communicate
with your team when
necessary.

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Increasing Productivity
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Celebrate
accomplishments.
Acknowledge
employees who go the
extra mile.
Look for ways to
strengthen leadership
skills.
As an organization:

21. Be communicative about
the organization’s goals
and values.
Encourage employees to
reflect on how their roles
contribute to the organization’s
goals and values.
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Increasing Productivity
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The Agile Organization
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Typically, employees work
together in teams with
similar skills to focus on a
particular service or
product.
This can hinder collaboration
and autonomy between teams
within an organization.

23. The focus is
changing to the
entire organization
as a whole versus
individual pieces.
Organizations are no
longer solely focused
on output.
Rise of social media
has contributed to
this change.
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The Agile Organization
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24. Highlights individual
and team
achievement.
Creates unity.
Helps employees feel
like they’re part of
something bigger.
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The Agile Organization
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The Agile Organization
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Facilitates cross-
departmental collaboration.
Helps individuals gain
leadership skills and
develop their strengths.
When filling new roles, hire from within

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