Organisation psychologist Jane Piper has worked with pharma companies around the world to help them increase productivity and increase employee wellbeing. Here she outlines the steps needed to increase productivity.
Distraction
Attention is the new currency. In a world full of distracting tech devices, media and noise, people are now finding it harder and harder to concentrate. We’re now so used to being constantly entertained and stimulated and we are all multi-tasking. It’s like everyone has ADHD and can’t sit still without checking their phone six to ten times every waking hour.
In the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, where quality, hygiene and safety are essential, distractions can be costly. Errors, accidents and quality problems all increase when GMP procedures and SOP’s are not followed because someone is not concentrating on their job. Helping your team to focus and concentrate will pay off in improvements in quality and safety. Focus is a muscle, and you can build it. Too many people believe that they can’t focus and this becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. Once you drop this mistaken belief, you can take a much more realistic approach to building focus.