{"id":1698,"date":"2023-11-13T22:19:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T22:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/?page_id=1698"},"modified":"2023-11-28T19:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:44:36","slug":"the-challenge-of-increasing-productivity-what-is-this-thing-called-productivity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/?page_id=1698","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge of Increasing Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1698\" class=\"elementor elementor-1698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae1ff10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae1ff10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4523fd8\" data-id=\"4523fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9e5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a9e5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Current Reality - What is this Thing Called Productivity?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba0cfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba0cfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9817d95\" data-id=\"9817d95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec5a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ec5a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Productivity-300x270.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Productivity-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Productivity-768x690.png 768w, https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Productivity.png 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84318a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"84318a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center\"><strong>Productivity is about getting more from your business with existing or fewer resources.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Productivity issues that people pay attention to vary. For example, an operations manager will speak with people, attend meetings, and receive emails about many issues the business faces. But, they would focus most of their attention on the issues they are responsible for, i.e. not missing promised release dates and customer deadlines. Conversely, a sales manager would focus on issues affecting their ability to gain customers and upsell features to existing customers.<\/p>\r\n<p>Frequently, managers of different areas have heated debates with each other, trying to cause changes that will result in improvements in their area.<\/p>\r\n<p>Productivity challenges exist at&nbsp;many levels in an organisation, such as:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Individual performance (&lsquo;getting the most from the resources you have&rsquo;)<\/li>\r\n<li>Team collective performance (&lsquo;we are a team, let&rsquo;s coordinate and help each other&rsquo;)<\/li>\r\n<li>Cross-team operational flow (&lsquo;facilitating more timely handovers between functional areas&rsquo;)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"highlight-box\">\r\n<p>Take a few minutes and write down what your productivity challenges are.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea13897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea13897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/keypractices.viagointernational.com\/?page_id=1703\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next Page: The Current Reality - Productivity Issues<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Current Reality &#8211; What is this Thing Called Productivity? Productivity is about getting more from your business with existing or fewer resources. Productivity issues that people pay attention to vary. For example, an operations manager will speak with people, attend meetings, and receive emails about many issues the business faces. 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