Apr
26
2010
Productivity vs. Efficiency
Author: Inside Stuart's head...Which word do you like better – Productivity or Efficiency? I would like to make a guess, but I believe it really depends on where you sit at the boardroom table. Owner, Manager or Employee.
Business Owners across most parts of North America are craving productivity from their employees but are also looking for efficiencies and areas to save money in the workplace. Flip the table around to the employee and they are scared to death of the word “productivity”, especially at work. Why? According to many business consultants and regular joe-blow employee I have spoken with over the past few months, productivity means that they are required to work even harder. Many people are working hard enough to pick up on the slack. On the flip side and during the same conversion. When the word “efficiencies” are used at work this provides an opportunity to work smarter?
Would love to hear what you think?
