Imagine coming back after a long weekend or after a long holiday, and seeing the work pile up on your desk. You have not been working for such a long time, and you feel like you have lacklustre stamina to deal with all the stress. You need to be more productive, and here are some tips!
Plan the work you should complete today and Inform others
Take a breather while seeing your work load, and prioritise. Once you have decided on the area that you need to focus on, plan on the agenda for today. Once the agenda has been decided, let your colleagues know what your agenda is.
The trick behind this strategy, or “self-sabotage” as what others might call it – is that it makes you more accountable of your actions.
Preventive Measures
If you know you are going for a long holiday, plan. You should have planned what are the aspects of work you could have clear before going for the holidays, especially those that you know is to be submitted within a few days of your arrival back to office.
This helps you reduce stress, while meeting tight deadlines, and hence affects your productivity at work.
Compliment your colleague!
This is a weird technique, but in general research has shown that encouraging another’s success create a more positive work environment. This positive work environment helps in reducing stress and increasing productivity. This manages your stress level as well, and it encourages team work. You might have a team member who might volunteer to assist your over loaded work on that day.
A compliment might result in an encouragement from your other co-workers. That encouragement could later lead to productivity.
Stress Management Techniques
We all know when one is stressed, one becomes unproductive. Therefore, managing stress level can also help you become more productive on the first day of work. In general, techniques used like having lunch with your co-workers in an outdoor setting with fresh air and sunshine, could work. You could also bring a potted plant into the office, to enjoy that bit of greenery.
In addition, you could also talk about how your vacation went. Instead of just replying with one word sentences, you could share something more specific about what you have done. This helps you to be more positive as well, while you recall your happy times.