A business’ core priority is answering a customer's needs with their business solution. Funnily enough, if you ask any business owner what they need - the common response is ‘time’. Productivity in the workplace is a topic of interest in being researched every day. Bloggers and business owners are constantly sharing their best tips to decrease procrastination and maximise an effective work flow. From office automation to interactive white boards, here is how you can increase productivity in the workplace. 1. Condense manual processes and introduce automation Sometimes it can be hard to identify when you have the wrong process workflow in your business. Look at ways you can improve your processes maximise your time. For the processes you are not over, make sure you seek advice from the people who are doing this day in, day out. Sometimes a fresh set of eyes can help you see where you need to improve a business practice and even identify the need or space for automation. For example, if you are a real estate agency you may have a process for organising files and contracts.There are many information management systems in Australia that can organise and store data. This is a task that could be completed at the click of a button, saving your staff’s time and your money. 2. Limit opening your emails to certain times of the day The average office worker checks their email 15 times a day! This is why emails kill productivity. We suggest the most efficient process to email management is reducing this to three times per day (morning, lunch and just before the end of day). Limiting the amount of time in your inbox will open up more time to be productively completing other important tasks. 3. Time block your week While taking deserved breaks is essential to a productive workflow, recent sources reveal - it takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds to regain concentration after a distraction. Time blocking your week is one of the most efficient ways to avoid distraction. We suggest starting your week with a goal. Think about what you want to accomplish and plan your time accordingly around that. The most efficient and productive weeks are when you will work to a schedule and make no negotiations. 4. Prioritise your your tasks daily You have planned your week. Come Monday, every man and his office dog is asking urgently for your help. Instead of dropping everything in your diary, start your day by prioritising your daily tasks. Doing this will help you rank where your time should be spent and help you see that maybe Bob’s dilemma can wait because it's not as high of a priority. Prioritising your tasks should become a process actioned in your morning to help you increase your productivity and in avoid daily procrastination. If you're looking to increase your workplace productivity, the professionals at Select Digital are ready to help you. Select Digital are experts in the industry and offer a wide variety of digital solutions including, printers, cloud storage, workplace productivity, interactive whiteboards and digital signage. Our software and solutions are designed to help business owners maximise their time and increase productivity in the workplace. Contact a Digital professional today for a solution to your time management!