June 21 marks the official beginning of summer and the productivity slump most businesses experience. The sun’s tantalizing rays draw your eyes from computer screens or conference room meetings to the outside world. A weekend of fresh air, sunshine, and cool evenings on the back porch infiltrate your mind. Your productivity is sapped, but you’ve still got work to do. So, what can you do? Here are a few ways to combat the summer slump. Relax the Work Hours If you’re in a management position, consider tweaking the standard 9-to-5, Monday through Friday schedule a little bit. Some businesses will implement a 9/80 schedule, meaning employees work 80 hours in nine days instead of 10, so they can get every other Friday off. Some businesses will let employees work half days on Fridays during the summer, and others will let employees work remotely on certain days. Get Moving Sitting at a desk for eight continuous hours can stagnate productivity at any point during the year, but during the summer, there’s an easy way to remedy it: getting a little exercise. Since the sun is shining, why not take advantage of it while you work? Try scheduling a “walking meeting” outside, or implement exercise breaks every couple of hours. Moving around boosts productivity, and doing it outside can be a great change of scenery. Dress Down If shirts and ties are the norm at your business, you might want to consider embracing the laid-back vibe of summer by relaxing the dress code a bit. It’s a small way to ensure employees don’t feel like they’re missing out on all the perks of summertime without losing productivity. Plus, who wants to wear a suit in July? It’s tough to compete with the allure of a warm summer day, but sometimes those days can work to your advantage if you make a few simple swaps in your everyday work routine. 3 Ways to Keep Up Productivity During the Summer Defeating the Summer Slump
When you partner with Risk Services/Insurica, you gain the benefit of the combined decades of experience and talent of not only our team here in Little Rock but also of the entire Insurica network. Over the coming months, we’ll spotlight some folks who are part and parcel to the Insurica network of companies, each of them equipped with knowledge and experience invaluable to our clients’ risk management success. First up comes John Schlarb, a safety and risk consultant based out of our Oklahoma City headquarters who serves the Oklahoma, Arkansas, and north Texas territory. John is a tireless consultant for the numerous clients he serves, and he has been with us for more than 17 years. Whether you need a comprehensive risk mitigation plan, loss control consulting, guidance with OSHA or DOT compliance, workers’ compensation management, auto liability mitigation, or fleet management strategies, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the industry more knowledgeable than him. John often works behind the scenes, but make no mistake: Over his long career, John has helped his clients save millions upon millions of dollars by helping them reduce or eliminate their losses due to claims. Though he sometimes calls it a bit of a “thankless job,” John loves what he does. “I have the privilege of working with a diverse group of clients across a huge range of industries,” he says. “I get to spend time with their cases, dig into their corporate strategies, and help them come up with solutions that work for everybody.” Outside of the office, John spends a lot of his time cheering his daughter on as she plays softball for Southern Nazarene University and farming his 1,000 acres of wheat, milo, and sesame on the weekends. John takes pride in the impact he’s had on the bottom line for his many clients. “There have been numerous clients who came to us experiencing high losses who we were able to get down to virtually zero losses within just 12 months,” he says. Though much of this work is done behind the scenes, there’s no mistaking the immense benefit he provides to every client who comes his way. If you ever find yourself working with John, know that you’re in good hands — there aren’t many guys with more experience and expertise anywhere in the industry.
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