Twenty Nickels
If you save twenty nickels, you’ve made a dollar
by
Raymond Matkowsky
www.datastats.com
email: rdm@datastats.com
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Issue 8-12 August 2012
Three Productivity Myths
by
Raymond Matkowsky
When it comes to the word "productivity" most people can give you a satisfactory definition but very few actually know how to go about improving productivity. There are many myths about how to go about improving productivity and most of them are wrong! Here are three myths and what is wrong with them.
1. Productivity Is A Labor Responsibility
This is a myth that I believe is most advanced by politicians that do not understand anything dealing with productivity beyond the spelling of the word. Productivity is primarily a management responsibility. Employees are human. They could only do so much without the proper tools. It is up to management to supply its workforce with the proper tools. Let's give an example:
You have a piece of equipment with a lose bolt. You send your maintenance man to tighten it. But, you don't supply him with the proper wrench to do the job. How much longer will it take to do the job by hand? Will the job be properly done?
2. Individual Apps Will Allow A Worker To Improve Your Bottomline
It is true that individual apps will allow a worker to do his or her job more effciently. As for affecting your bottomline, it's doubtful. This employee's efficiency will most likely not even cause a blip on your balance sheet.
On the other hand, if you standardize on a single type of equipment (No BYODs) and give it plus the app to all your unit's employees, you are liable to see an improving bottomline. There is strength in numbers.
It needs be said that this app should not have a steep learning curve. There have been many instances of an employer introducing a new system with the goal of improving productivity only to have most employees shun it because of the time necessary and the difficulty in learning it.
3. One Single Breakthrough Will Jump Productivity To New Heights
Here we have something that is possible but highly unlikely. A true breakthrough is exceedingly rare. Stop looking for it! If it is going to happen, it will come. In the meantime, look for small improvements. The name of this newsletter is "Twenty Nickels." When you put twenty nickels together, you have a dollar. Clear?
These are just three myths. There are hundreds, if not thousands, out there. If you keep these in mind and question others you should start to improve the propductivity of your operations.
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