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The Top Productivity Tips

Rowan Schaaf highlights the top productivity tips. Visit his website to learn more!

By Rowan SchaafPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

Each morning, employees go to their place of work hoping to achieve more. Too much work and lack of proper planning make them forfeit lunch and leave for home later than they should. That shouldn’t be the case; the workers should make a few changes to experience a boost in their productivity. They can spend less time in the workplace and accomplish more. Here are some tips that can help increase productivity:

Workers Should Prioritize Tasks

Most workers spend much of their time on tasks that don’t accomplish noteworthy results. For example, a worker may spend a lot of time replying to numerous emails, but that only consumes their time without completing their job. It would be best for employees to list all the tasks that produce notable results and spend 80% of their time on them. They should spend the remaining 20% of their time on non-vital matters such as answering calls and emails. That enables them to finish all the essential issues within the proper time.

Employees Should Come Up with Systems for Common Activities

Most tasks are usually repetitive. However, most office software organizations provide ways to make the work of most common processes easier. Workers should work on similar tasks such as answering questions or typing tasks at one time. That is because the employees can be more productive when working on similar jobs than unrelated ones.

Workers Should Not Multitask

Most workers think they provide better results when multitasking. However, experts believe that employees who multitask are less efficient. Multitasking makes workers not concentrate on one task, increasing their time on all activities and errors.

Employees Should Avoid Skipping Breaks

Workers skip breaks hoping to accomplish more each day. However, that only reduces their productivity level in many ways. Breaks enable the workers’ minds to change the environment and focus on something different, essential for problem-solving. Additionally, breaks allow employees to get time to nourish their bodies and move around for relaxation, and pump oxygen into their brains. During the breaks, the employees should have healthy snacks or meals, walk, or engage in other physical activity.

The above are the main tips that can boost employee productivity. Before embracing the information, however, the workers should ensure they love their jobs since that will contribute to productivity.

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About Rowan Schaaf

Rowan Schaaf is most well known for being the CEO and co-Founder of the company Pattern-- positions that he's held proudly since 2014. In his company, Rowan is currently in charge of working with a number of incredibly skilled and intelligent industry professionals, who are all dedicated to giving their clients a number of cloud-based business solutions. Rowan's clients range anywhere from corporations and government bodies to not-for-profit organisations, eCommerce businesses, and educational institutions.

Throughout his entire career, Rowan Schaaf has worked toward developing a number of different skills that complement his career, as well as becoming an expert in things he was already knowledgable in. Some of these skills are more technological development based, including digital strategy, web development, online marketing, creative strategy, brand development, web project management, information architecture, CRM, UX, eCommerce, and mobile applications. He's also developed a number of business development skills, such as mobile marketing, strategic planning, creative direction, integrated marketing, product development, marketing communications, leadership, and management.

One of the things that keeps Rowan going is that he is first and foremost a parent. One of his favorite things to do when he's not working is spending time with his beloved family. Not only that, but he also loves to help develop his community. Rowan joined Make-A-Wish New Zealand back in 2011 as a Trustee, even working his way up the organisation in a Chair position. While a member of Make-A-Wish, Rowan was directly involved in some incredible organisational changes. One of the things he helped out with was bringing Bayleys as a cornerstone sponsor. He also helped implement a direct giving programme. While working with the not-for-profit organization, Rowan gained invaluable experience and knowledge when learning how the Board and organisation Executives work together to bring about success for the organisation.

To learn more about Rowan Schaaf, be sure to visit his websites!

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