Increase Team Productivity Without Causing Burnout
Realize the productivity your strategy requires and your team members crave.
What can you do to increase productivity?
- Conduct a Root Cause Analysis: Recognizing that systemic factors and individual work habits can hinder productivity is essential. As a leadership team, address barriers to productivity, such as unclear roles and responsibilities, poorly communicated strategies, ambiguous priorities, or excessive micro-management.
- Pinpoint an Area of Focus: Instead of making a sweeping statement to all team members, select one team, department, or value stream where increasing productivity is critical. Explain the rationale behind the productivity goal and connect it directly to your organization’s vision and strategy. Ensure team members you are striving for growth, not layoffs.
- Invest in Teams: Upskill and coach the entire team and their manager on increasing productivity using neuroscience-based techniques and help them prioritize and focus on what truly matters to the business.
How you upskill your team members is as important as the content itself. Training must directly connect to tangible productivity outcomes and business goals—otherwise, what’s the point?
From years of behavioral research and experience in developing talent, here’s our top piece of advice:
Focus on Business Impact First
It sounds straightforward, but what does it really mean?
Let’s consider the traditional approach. You recognize that managers need better time management skills. So, you schedule a workshop, bring in an expert, and see strong participation. Attendees leave with new insights, but then… what?
Despite good feedback, the impact often fades because the training wasn’t directly tied to their real-world productivity challenges.
The way you upskill managers is just as critical as the content itself. Training must connect directly to tangible productivity outcomes and business goals—otherwise, what’s the point?
Our Recommendation
Stop simply teaching skills in isolation. Instead, anchor training in the business challenges team members face daily—such as,
- “My team is constantly firefighting and lacks focus. How can I help them prioritize better?”
- “We’re stuck in endless meetings, and productivity is suffering. How do I free up more time for deep work?”
By shifting the focus from skill-building to solving real problems, you ensure your team members apply their learning to achieve measurable productivity gains.
Empower your talent to unlock their full potential!
“We delivered 10% productivity, and the team is more empowered and engaged than ever!” – Sophia, COO of mid-sized company
MEET Sophia: Chief Operating Officer, 18 years experience
”We are bringing on 20 new customers in the next six months, a remarkable 10% increase from last quarter! We must deliver outstanding insights and exceptional experiences, and hiring additional staff is not feasible. I worry about the potential for burnout among our team members. We must drive productivity strategically to ensure we meet our ambitious growth targets without compromising our team’s well-being. How can I make this happen?”
Sophia:
- Combined productivity targets with an investment in upskilling and coaching her data analytics team through a neuroscience-based, on-the-job program.
- Empowered the team to take ownership of productivity and develop leadership skills simultaneously.
- Supported her team as they dedicated just 15 minutes a day to Boost Productivity and Prioritization Skills and quickly implemented effective changes under the guidance of a business coach.
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The results? The data analytics team successfully onboarded and delivered services to 20 new customers without adding any overtime hours and without major issues. Team members noted that the techniques used to produce the 10% lift in productivity also led to a smoother workflow and reduced stress levels!
Gotara Works
UP TO97%
of participants retained
UP TO76%
of participants had their careers accelerated within the 1st year
94%
of participants rate a 20-80% improvement on specific skills
94%
of participants made Moderate to Significant advancements towards their goal
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