Boredom is a productivity killer. While it is rare to escape boredom for yourself and your employees completely, it is crucial to minimize the boredom experienced.

Of course, happy employees make for excellent moral and customer relations. Moreover, Dynamic Signal claims that companies with highly engaged employees increase their revenue by three times. That is a lot of money to make in a happy workplace.

One of the best ways to quell boredom and boost employee satisfaction is by automating rote tasks.

Work Satisfaction

People who have a passion for their job enjoy the work they do. They feel appreciated, and thus, they perform to the best of their ability every day. When you use automation to eliminate rote tasks from their workload, you offer them the time and ability to do more of what they love. Therefore, that is sure to boost employee satisfaction.

Offering challenging tasks and opportunities that require workers’ expertise and critical thinking is known to increase job satisfaction. This type of work also allows employees to contribute more meaningfully to the organization, which in turn increases satisfaction.

For example, Momentum consultants worked with a large client to digitize records and automate order processing as part of a digital transformation. Since the change encompassed multiple work areas and locations, we polled workers to gather their ideas and get baseline satisfaction. After automation was implemented, employees were surveyed again. With just minor changes to their day-to-day work, employee satisfaction had skyrocketed, and employees were engaged and excited for even more changes.

Reduced Workload

Studies show that productivity decreases by 68% if employees feel overworked and never have enough time in the day. Eliminating the rote tasks from your employee’s daily roster helps free their minds and their time. That way, they can focus on the task at hand without worrying about how much time they have left to complete the following task. If they know they have enough time in the day to complete their work, they will be far less stressed and much more productive.

Momentum consultants are actively working with a client to automate their forms and workflows. Initial estimates show that this automation will save up to 30% of the average workday. This automation will free their employees up for more critical thinking tasks, problem-solving, and analyses. These are vital work tasks that are not being done right now because employees don’t have the time.

Improved Employee Relations

Rote tasks managed by employees that should be doing much more complicated and creative work is a problem. Your employees see it, and they know they could be working on more productive tasks.

Yet, if you automate those tasks and make their workload more manageable, you solve their problem. This action will skyrocket your reputation with your employees. While automation helps you and the company, it also helps them. Making such a gesture shows your employees that you care about their wellbeing and want to make the workplace as conducive to productivity as possible.

In turn, your employees will want to work with you and do their best for you because they feel appreciated and valued.

Automate Today

Automating tedious tasks is a surefire way to help your employees become more productive, happier, and feel more appreciated. However, it is also a great way to save and maximize the potential of your time and money. Even though there is an investment in implementing automation, there is no doubt that it is well worth it in the long run.

Momentum consultants have the skills and expertise to help you start (or finish) your automation journey. Contact Momentum today to learn more about automating your rote business tasks.