Productivity:Is Timing Everything?Productivity Facts Every Employee Should Know

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Tuesday consistently takes top honorsfor most productive day of the week:

If you need to work on a big project, save it for a Tuesday.

Most employees havementally checked out from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Hard to focus on the task at hand?

It must be Friday, when employees are least productive.

Try focusing on criticaltasks in the morningfor optimum productivity.

In general, what is the least productivetime of day for employees?

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Don’t Schedule That 4 p.m. Meeting!

Need a Reason to Take a Vacation?

Are employees moreproductive before orafter a vacation?

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With their batteries and brains recharged, employees aregenerally more productive after a vacation.

Tuesday Packs the Biggest Productivity Punch

Don’t let your mind wander too much before the holidays.

34% of executives say workerproductivity takes a hitthe week before a majorholiday.

The Productivity Power Play

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following a vacationis the most productive time and day foremployees.

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Accountemps, the world’s first and largest specialized staffingservice for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeepingprofessionals, has been tracking workplace productivity trendsfor decades.

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*2013 Accountemps survey of more than 300 human resources managers at U.S.companies with 20 or more employees.**Accountemps survey of 150 executives from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies.***2010 Accountemps survey of more than 1,000 senior managers at companies with 20 or more employees.****2004 Accountemps survey of 150 executives from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies.

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