Working environment and productivity

Working environment and productivity
Author: Lars Foldspang
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2014-07-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9289328185

Globalisation and demographic trends underline the twin challenge of the Nordics with productivity stagnation and a decreasing work force. Increasing productivity and the work force will be an answer to both. A good work environment can do both: If less people have to take sick leave as result of bad work environments, this will contribute to increasing the work force. Also, for some time, a relationship between work environment and productivity has been hypothesised. Happy, healthy workers, in short, are more productive than not-so-happy and not-so-healthy workers are. This report is based on the most comprehensive empirical study of the cohension between working envi-ronment and productivity. It confirms the hope of many, i.e. that improvements in working environment and improved productivity are highly correlated. The results are robust across time and the investigated countries.

Creating the Productive Workplace

Creating the Productive Workplace
Author: Derek Clements-Croome
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2006-08-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1134265972

A new edition of a classic title, featuring updated and additional material to reflect today’s competitive work environments, contributed by a team of international experts. Essential for anyone involved in the design, management and use of work places, this is a critical multidisciplinary review of the factors affecting productivity, as well a practical solutions manual for common problems and issues.

Time Management Ninja

Time Management Ninja
Author: Craig Jarrow
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2019-09-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1633538923

“This book will help you own your calendar, block time for what matters most and reclaim your life.” —Paula Rizzo, author of Listful Living: A List-Making Journey to a Less Stressed You You want more time to spend with family, to achieve big goals, and to simply enjoy life. Yet, there seem to be more and more things competing for your time, and more distractions interrupting your day. Craig Jarrow has spent many years testing time management tactics, tools, and systems and written hundreds of articles on productivity, goals, and organization, Through it all he’s learned a simple truth: Time management should be easy, not complicated and unwieldy. And it shouldn’t take up more of your precious time than it gives back! Time Management Ninja offers 21 rules that will show you an easier and more effective way to take control of your time and manage your busy life. Follow these simple principles and get more done with less effort. It’s no-stress, uncomplicated time management that works. “Read this book, apply its rules, and you’ll find freedom.” —Hyrum Smith, bestselling author of Purposeful Retirement

Authentic Leadership and Organizations: The Goffee-Jones Collection (2 Books)

Authentic Leadership and Organizations: The Goffee-Jones Collection (2 Books)
Author: Rob Goffee
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Total Pages: 1018
Release: 2015-11-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1633691977

This Harvard Business Review digital collection showcases the ideas of Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones, authors of Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? and Why Should Anyone Work Here? In Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?, Goffee and Jones argue that leaders don’t become great by aspiring to a list of universal character traits. Rather, effective leaders are authentic: they deploy individual strengths to engage followers’ hearts, minds, and souls. In Why Should Anyone Work Here?, the authors argue that it used to be that businesses could ask individuals to conform to the organization’s needs but that now today’s leaders are charged with creating the best company on earth to work for: they must transform their organizations to attract the right people, keep them, and inspire them to do their best work.

Ergonomic Workplace Design for Health, Wellness, and Productivity

Ergonomic Workplace Design for Health, Wellness, and Productivity
Author: Alan Hedge
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2016-08-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1466598441

Even with today’s mobile technology, most work is still undertaken in a physical workplace. Today’s workplaces need to be healthy environments that minimize the risks of illnesses or injuries to occupants to compete in the marketplace. This necessitates the application of good ergonomics design principles to the creation of effective workplaces, and this is the focus of this book. This book will: · Focus on ergonomic design for better health and ergonomic design for better productivity · Presents environments that support new ways of working and alternative workplace strategies, as well as the impacts of new technologies · Covers the role of ergonomics design in creating sustainable workplaces · Includes ergonomics design for a wide variety of workplaces, from offices to hospitals, to hotels to vehicles, etc... · Shows the design principles on how to design and create a healthy and productive workplace The market lacks an ergonomics design book that covers the topics that this book will cover. This book summarizes design principles for practitioners, and applies them to the variety of workplace settings described in the book. No other book currently on the market does that.

The Psychologically Healthy Workplace

The Psychologically Healthy Workplace
Author: Matthew J. Grawitch
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781433820526

This book examines the complex interplay between employees and management, to determine how a psychologically healthy workplace is constructed and maintained.

SuperCompetent

SuperCompetent
Author: Laura Stack
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2010-08-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470875828

To be successful in the business world and reach your full potential in life, it's not enough to be simply competent. Our modern, super-competitive world is full of opportunities for the go-getter, but to take advantage of them, it's essential to become "SuperCompetent." The SuperCompetent person is one that companies fight to get, fight to keep, nurture as team players, and see as future leaders in their business growth. But SuperCompetence isn't something you're born with-it's something that you can learn, no matter where your strengths lie or what industry you work in. In SuperCompetent, productivity expert Laura Stack identifies the behaviors that build leadership skills, boost organizational efficiency, and blast high potential producers to the top of their fields. With Stack's Six Keys, you'll be able to consistently improve your performance, develop the confidence that will propel you forward, and achieve breakthrough results in your career. Activity: The value and importance you place on your tasks and priorities Availability: The ability to master your schedule and protect your time Attention: The capacity to focus intently and concentrate on critical activities Accessibility: The skill to organize your workflow and quickly find information Accountability: The extent to which you assume personal responsibility for your actions and outcomes Attitude: The intensity of your motivation, drive, and proactiveness With worksheets and quizzes that help you evaluate your performance at every stage, and invaluable resources for further information, you'll be able to integrate the Six Keys of SuperCompetence into your daily, weekly, and lifetime business practices. From the sales floor to the conference room, from board meetings to informal networking events, SuperCompetent enables you to build your focus, manage your resources, and maximize your ability to deliver at every level.

Hybrid Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

Hybrid Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1647823390

Reinvent your organization for the hybrid age. Hybrid work is here to stay—but what will it look like at your company? If your organization is holding on to inflexible, pre-pandemic policies about where—and when—your people work, it may be risking a mass exodus of talent. Designing a hybrid workplace that furthers your business goals while staying true to your culture requires balancing experimentation with rigorous planning. Hybrid Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you adopt the best technological, cultural, and new management practices to seize the benefits and avoid the pitfalls of the hybrid age. Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind? Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues—blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more—each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow. You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas—and prepare you and your company for the future.

Health and Work Productivity

Health and Work Productivity
Author: Ronald C. Kessler
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2006-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0226432122

Presents health and productivity research that suggests interventions aimed at prevention, early detection, and best-practice treatment of workers with promising cost-benefits for employers. Covers approaches to studying effects of health on productivity, ways for employers to estimate productivity loss, suggestions for future research, and implications for public policy.

The impact of work environment on employees' productivity

The impact of work environment on employees' productivity
Author: Puneet Pandey
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2018-02-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3668647321

Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Miscellaneous, , language: English, abstract: This study is designed to examine the impact of working environment on employee’s productivity at the Shree Baidyanath Ayurveda Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. This is the Pvt. Ltd institution which operates at the center of Allahabad city with about 320 employees. The problem identified which made to undergo this research is based on the physical work environment which mostly affects an employee’s productivity. The institute is located in an area of nearly 14 acres which is large compared to the number of employees. This resulted to enough offices for employees to do their work effectively, silence which cause comfort depending on the task they are given and the environment of the place they are working. Through this study the employer will get to know how its work environment impacts greatly on the employee’s level of motivation and productivity. A well designed office signals the values and objectives of the organization and the use of design in office interior communicates an organization values and identity. Office design therefore should be one of the factors in affecting employee’s productivity. Employee’s morale is often interrelated when it comes to productivity in the work environment. It is therefore important to find out the impact of working environment on employee’s productivity at this institute which will provide knowledge and measures to other organization in Ayurvedic medicine industry.