It adds great stress to be constantly interrupted. While job satisfaction will help companies retain valuable employees, increasing employee efficiency is where employers can realize real cost savings and increase profits. Time pressures are the number one reason for lost efficiency, according the FE 's survey. But just as the efficiency of a line is key to a company's success, so is the efficiency of its employees. When asked to list the one most important thing their company could do to increase his or her efficiency, computers and technology updates were the most common concerns among those surveyed.
Training is an important element in increasing efficiency, according to the survey.
Over 40 percent of those responding to the survey say their company offers no training to help employees handle increased responsibility. Only 13.5 percent of those responding say their company offers formal in-house training programs. Eleven percent said additional training was not required, while 2.4 percent indicated training was received but inadequate. Some of the themes cited by participants were improved working conditions, shorter workweek, more support staff, empowerment, training opportunities and less bureaucracy. Information overload is also a problem effecting efficiency.