workplace efficiency
Getting things done
Workplace efficiency is the measure of how effectively an organization converts resources—time, labor, money—into productive output.
High workplace efficiency means less waste and more results: The new software improved workplace efficiency by automating routine tasks.
Discussions of workplace efficiency often focus on streamlining processes, eliminating redundancy, and optimizing workflows.
- KaizenOngoing incremental enhancement philosophy
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- automationSelf-operating system design
- open floor planInterior without dividing walls
standing desk · prioritization · deadlines · crunch time · meeting overload · inbox zero · standardization · inventory management · delegation · goal setting · time tracking · deep work · continuous improvement · training programs · cost reduction · Six Sigma · skill-building · quality control
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Suboptimal use of resources
waste · unproductivity · low productivity · underperformance · sluggishness
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Bureaucratic obstacles to action
disorganization · busy work · busywork · dysfunction · mismanagement
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State of much activity
busywork · wheel-spinning · going through the motions · make-work · running in place
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