S7 E16 Boost your productivity in your Business Partnership by following these 3 steps and avoid sticky conversations with Sarita Johan

You have no doubt heard about Productivity, it is a term we use a lot in business and rightfully so, but do we know what it means. I found this definition that I liked and it says the following: “someone or something that is productive produces or does a lot for the amount of resources used”. When you are in a partnership in a small medium size business where you perhaps don’t have a lot of resources available the charm initially would have been doing many different things. However, how productive are you and how do you know? Understanding the formula in your business partnership is a good start, are you focussing on the time someone spends or are you focussed on a common formula which is productivity= input divided by output. Implement these 3 steps to get you going: Agree on what you want to measure, a classic example is the person that is online or in the office 12 hours a day, does this make this person productive? Not necessarily. Conduct regular performance reviews focussing on the areas of responsibility, create a good framework that covers expectations Find ways and tools that can measure the areas of productivity you want to measure. Focus on the bigger picture, what will this do for our people and our clients? #productivity #planning #focus #coaching #selfmanagement