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Take The Productivity Test

Discover where your habits stand and how to make lasting improvements.

PRODUCTIVITY CHALLENGES

Various obstacles can hinder your efforts to be as productive as possible, affecting your ability to achieve maximum results. This exercise will help you identify obstacles in your work situation. Three areas are considered: your personal habits and attitudes, the general organizational environment, and the types of interruptions you experience.





    Step 1: Personal Habits

    1. Self-management

    2. Individual objectives

    3. Task preferences

    4. Self-imposed timelines

    5. Delegation skills

    6. Managing obligations

    7. Delay in action

    8. Ability to make quick decisions

    9. Refusal skills

    10. Vitality

    11. Roadmapping

    12. Attention to detail

    13. Mindful eating habits

    14. Confidence in public speaking

    15. Physical fitness routine

    16. Financial discipline / Saving habit

    17. Learning mindset

    Step 2: General Organizational Environment

    1. Excessive gatherings

    2. Duration of discussions

    3. Company objectives

    4. Business focus areas

    5. Company timeframes

    6. Access to data

    7. Defined expectations

    8. Bureaucratic hurdles

    9. Effective messaging

    10. Team size

    11. Rate of emergencies

    12. Administrative burden

    13. Efficient record-keeping

    14. Defined roles and duties


    Step 3: Interruption / Distraction

    1. Phone calls

    2. Unplanned visits from clients/outsiders

    3. Digital messages and platforms

    4. Assisting teammates with issues

    5. Staff inquiries

    6. Colleague and supervisor queries

    7. Overcommitment

    8. Cluttered workspace

    9. Gossip and Backchanneling

    10. Cliques & Groupism

    11. Blame shifting or finger pointing

    Personal Habits and Attitudes




      1. Personal organization

      2. Personal goals

      3. Personal priorities

      4. Personal deadlines

      5. Ability to delegate

      6. Control of commitment

      7. Procrastination

      8. Decisiveness

      9. Ability to say “No”

      10. Energy level

      11. Planning

      12. Perfectionism

      Genaral Organizational Environment




        1. Too many meetings

        2. Length of meetings

        3. Organizational goals

        4. Organizational priorities

        5. Organizational deadlines

        6. Availability of information

        7. Clear standards

        8. Red tape

        9. Clear communication

        10. Number of personnel

        11. Frequency of crisis situations

        12. Amount of paper flow

        13. Adequate records and/or filing

        14. Clear lines of responsibility or authority

        Types of Interruptions




          1. Telephone

          2. Social drop-ins, clients and other outsiders

          3. E-mail, social media

          4. Solving problems of other team members

          5. Questions from employees

          6. Questions from peers and higher management

          Review your responses to each item above and place a check mark in front of any item in which you could make marked improvement by making a change in your personal attitudes or behavior. These are excellent areas to begin setting and implementing personal goals that will improve your time management and personal performance.