5 Ways to Create a Culture of Productivity

Leaders, let me invite you to step back and take an honest appraisal of your company culture. Do you find that there’s a lot of wasted time by your team members — even by yourself? Do you feel like you’re pulling teeth simply trying to get people to get some work done? Do you, personally, find your office environment to be a place where it’s easy to get distracted, hard to buckle down, and seemingly impossible to accomplish anything?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then clearly you’ve got a problem with productivity. Don’t panic. It’s a fixable problem. The trick is to be intentional in building a culture where productivity is ingrained.

How to Build Productivity into your Culture

This isn’t something you’ll be able to do overnight, and frankly it’s a task I recommend you tackle alongside a coach or consultant. For today, though, I can offer you a few quick tips for building a productivity culture:

Share your vision. The secret to productivity isn’t you being a relentless taskmaster. It’s you creating a broader sense of purpose — providing a clear objective and showing your team members how they fit into it. Be clear and unambiguous about what your company’s mission is, and about how each employee’s role helps the team achieve that mission.