Ingredients of a Highly Productive Workforce

by Susan Sasiadek, Ph.D Every company wants employees that go above and beyond. Individuals that contribute to the overall success of their company through contributions and high level of productivity. But how is this achieved? Three ways to achieve high standards of productivity include empowering employees, creating a culture of trust and understanding employees in terms of what motivates them. Employee empowerment; a term often used in the workplace. For some cultures this may mean assigning more tasks by reinforcing that one is now empowered to do more? According to Richards (2016) “employee empowerment has been defined in many ways but generally means the process of allowing employees to have input and control over their work, and the ability to openly share suggestions and ideas about their work and the organization as a whole” (Para1). Empowerment is not an action but an adaptive culture of trust within the organization. Employees that are empowered are willing to s