NEL MINDSET 12: 7 LITTLE HABITS THAT KILL

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To get more done, start a little earlier, work a little harder and stay a little later.

Hello I’m Brian Tracy and today I want to talk to you about productivity in the workplace. You ever feel like you don’t have enough time to get things done at work but how much are you really getting done. According to recent research, the answer is not that much with productivity down. American businesses are looking for the reasons why. What they have found is astounding. Today’s worker or employee is wasting more time than ever before and that is cutting deeply into employer’s profits. When surveyed the average worker admitted to wasting about three hours of their workday on non-work-related tasks that’s three times as much time as employers have suspected costing businesses about seven hundred and fifty nine billion dollars a year in wasted salaries but it gets worse.

According to a report released by salary.com this year about four percent of workers admit to wasting as much as half of their workdays doing things that have nothing to do with their jobs. So what are people doing during work hours? According to statistics, 64% of workers use the internet for personal use during the work day and 50% make personal phone calls or send texts during office hours; as many as 60% of workers admit to making online purchases when they’re supposed to be working; and many more play video games but personal use of time aren’t the only workday wasters impacting businesses. Some in office time wasters that employees report are things like gossip, social interaction with other co-workers, snacks and breaks, meetings and noise and distractions.

None of us have to waste much time to have a real impact on a company’s profits. It makes sense that wasting hours each day is going to cost your employer big bucks. But what about those small time wasters we rarely think about? One report it estimates that if every employee in the United States wastes a mere 36 seconds per day the cost is an over 120 million seconds each year. Now multiply those few seconds by the minutes and hours most of us wasted in a single day and you can see how much productivity is being lost in America’s workforce. No matter how conscientious you are, we all need to look at the tasks that the strip us of the time necessary to get real work done. Here are a few of the most common culprits along with some simple solutions.

The first time waster is office gossip it can be difficult to fall into this trap but statistics has shown that gossiping, eats away as much as an hour a day in some offices.

The easiest solution is to walk away when he gossip starts.

The second time waster is socialization it’s important to limit friendly banter – breaks and lunch time rather than having it go on all day long.

The third time waster is noisy co-workers. If a noisy co-worker keeps you from being productive where noise canceling earphones or ask to have your cubicle move to another part of the office.

The fourth is social media and the internet. Unless you need to get the job done stay off the internet altogether while its work.

The fifth is checking email to frequently. Sifting through dozens of emails every day can be a real time waster instead of reading and responding to every message when it comes in set aside a time each day to handle non-emergency correspondence

Here’s another tip only read the most important messages skip over the rest

The sixth time-waster is unnecessary meetings. If meetings are eating away at your productivity do your best to eliminate unnecessary ones. If you really aren’t required to be present, skip it and when you are required to be in the room do your best not to sidetrack the discussion. Keeping everyone on track can save hours of table time every week.

Finally snacks and breaks tend to waste time. Everyone needs a break from time to time but do your best to limit them to only a few minutes once or twice each day.

It may seem impossible to cut through your to-do list in a mere 8-hour work day but if you are diligent to eliminate these common time wasters you may discover that your day goes much smoother and you get a lot more accomplished.

If you enjoy this video and feel that it was a valuable and teaching you about productivity in the workplace. Share it with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information. Before we wrap up I’d like to leave you with a thought to share with your friends and followers. To get more done start a little earlier work a little harder and stay a little later.

Thanks for watching and remember if you want to change your future take action and take action now.

DAY 1

To get more done, start a little earlier, work a little harder and stay a little later.

Hello, I’m Brian Tracy and today I want to talk to you about productivity in the workplace. You ever feel like you don’t have enough time to get things done at work but how much are you really getting done. According to recent research, the answer is not that much with productivity down. American businesses are looking for the reasons why. What they have found is astounding. Today’s worker or employee is wasting more time than ever before and that is cutting deeply into employer’s profits. When surveyed the average worker admitted to wasting about three hours of their workday on non-work-related tasks that’s three times as much time as employers have suspected costing businesses about seven hundred and fifty nine billion dollars a year in wasted salaries but it gets worse.

• Do the popcorn game (pronunciation)
• According to recent research , how many hours did workers waste in a day?
• How does this cause damage to the business?

According to a report released by salary.com this year about four percent of workers admit to wasting as much as half of their workdays doing things that have nothing to do with their jobs. So what are people doing during work hours? According to statistics, 64% of workers use the internet for personal use during the work day and 50% make personal phone calls or send texts during office hours; as many as 60% of workers admit to making online purchases when they’re supposed to be working; and many more play video games but personal use of time aren’t the only workday wasters impacting businesses. Some in office time wasters that employees report are things like gossip, social interaction with other co-workers, snacks and breaks, meetings and noise and distractions.

• According to a report realesed by salary.com, what did the workers admit?
• What did the workers and employee do during work hours?
• What is waste time working in the office?

None of us have to waste much time to have a real impact on a company’s profits. It makes sense that wasting hours each day is going to cost your employer big bucks. But what about those small time wasters we rarely think about? One report it estimates that if every employee in the United States wastes a mere 36 seconds per day the cost is an over 120 million seconds each year. Now multiply those few seconds by the minutes and hours most of us wasted in a single day and you can see how much productivity is being lost in America’s workforce. No matter how conscientious you are, we all need to look at the tasks that the strip us of the time necessary to get real work done. Here are a few of the most common culprits along with some simple solutions.

The first time waster is office gossip it can be difficult to fall into this trap but statistics has shown that gossiping, eats away as much as an hour a day in some offices.

The easiest solution is to walk away when he gossip starts.

The second time waster is socialization it’s important to limit friendly banter – breaks and lunch time rather than having it go on all day long.

• How many second per day that employees in the US wasted?
• What’s the first time waster in the office? What’s the solution for that?
• What’s the second time waster in the office? What’s the solution for that?

Homework: 

• Listen to the video at least 5 times
• Practice pronunciation and prepare part 2

DAY 2

The third time waster is noisy co-workers. If a noisy co-worker keeps you from being productive where noise canceling earphones or ask to have your cubicle move to another part of the office.

• Do the popcorn game (pronunciation)
• What do you do with noise co-worker? What’s the solution for that?

The fourth is social media and the internet. Unless you need to get the job done stay off the internet altogether while its work.

• Can you work without internet? What’s the solution for that?

The fifth is checking email to frequently. Sifting through dozens of emails every day can be a real time waster instead of reading and responding to every message when it comes in set aside a time each day to handle non-emergency correspondence

• What’s the fifth time waster in the office? What’s the solution for that? Why should we only read the most important messages?

Here’s another tip only read the most important messages skip over the rest

The sixth time-waster is unnecessary meetings. If meetings are eating away at your productivity do your best to eliminate unnecessary ones. If you really aren’t required to be present, skip it and when you are required to be in the room do your best not to sidetrack the discussion. Keeping everyone on track can save hours of table time every week.

• What’s the six time waster in the office?
• Do you require to be present in the meeting?
• What should you do in the meeting to save hour?
• What’s the solution for that?

Finally, snacks and breaks tend to waste time. Everyone needs a break from time to time but do your best to limit them to only a few minutes once or twice each day.

• What’s the final time waster in the office? What’s the solution for that?

It may seem impossible to cut through your to-do list in a mere 8-hour work day but if you are diligent to eliminate these common time wasters you may discover that your day goes much smoother and you get a lot more accomplished.

If you enjoy this video and feel that it was a valuable and teaching you about productivity in the workplace. Share it with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information. Before we wrap up I’d like to leave you with a thought to share with your friends and followers. To get more done start a little earlier work a little harder and stay a little later.

Thanks for watching and remember if you want to change your future take action and take action now.

Homework: 

• Listen to the video at least 5 times

Practice pronunciation and prepare next lesson