Automation can help your team by taking dull and repetitive tasks off their to-do lists. These are usually things that take up a lot of time and can hurt employee engagement. But some employees get very nervous when they hear about automation because they think it will cost them their jobs.
In this episode of our Employee Productivity series, you’ll learn how to start the discussion about bringing some or more automation to your business. It’s about using the experience of your team to plan a future that sees them better able to focus on their most important goals.
What Productivity Questions Does This Video Answer?
- How can automation help your employees?
- How to make your employees more productive?
- What tasks should be automated at work?
- How can your employees do less boring work?
Video Transcript
Is it time to talk about the “A” word? Automation. At least once a year, it’s good to get your team together and talk about the tasks that they do that seem to take up a lot of time and don’t require much expertise.
These are prime candidates for automation. We’re not talking about replacing people with robots, but rather letting the robots or computer programs, you know what I mean, take over those time consuming tasks.
Every year, technology gets a little better. Automation solutions often become more expansive in terms of what can be done and the price also goes down. So spend some time, really catalog among your team those tasks that they’re doing that don’t have a lot of technical expertise. Don’t add a lot of value to the organization, but needs to still be done and see if there is some sort of automated solution that can help make everyone’s life easier.
Suddenly you may find that your team becomes that much more productive by having lots of those little tasks taken off the plate.
About This Video Series
Ken Okel’s ongoing Employee Productivity video series will make you more effective on the job. Every week, you’ll learn a new, easy to understand tip that you can use right away, like how automation can help your team.
Got a productivity problem? Let us know and we’ll feature it in an upcoming episode.
About Ken Okel
As a motivational speaker, Ken Okel works with leaders and organizations to boost productivity, performance, and profits. At conferences, conventions, and company meetings, he engages audiences with new ways to maximize their time at work. To see a sample of his keynote and workshop presentations, visit his video page.
