These productivity-killers can destroy the efficiency of your workplace:
Office gossip, email alerts (especially audible alarms), micromanagers, and bad office layout.
Office gossip often appears around a water cooler or a printer, so be alert for it. Email alarms should be muted or turned off. Micromanagers should be asked for feedback from the people they supervise and should be encouraged to develop a list of top priorities to keep them focused on only the important tasks. Lastly, good seating arrangements make it easy for workers to collaborate, rather than having to search for one another in a cubicle labyrinth.
