Whether your night was filled with stress, never-ending thoughts, traffic, crying babies, snoring, energy abundance, time changes or pure restlessness you still have to get yourself motivated for work the next morning. And sometimes it’s a never-ending cycle.
If you find that you and/or your staff is coming into work tired or you find yourself yawning every 5 minutes by the end of the work day, you aren’t alone. In fact, you’re in great company.
Studies show that only 31% of Americans have gotten enough sleep every night in the past month. 11% didn’t get enough sleep on any night. These numbers are pretty high, which means your work’s productivity could be pretty low.
We know that sleep improves learning, sharpens focus and helps fight off illnesses. Studies have shown that after only a few weeks without sleep rats’ immune systems are so compromised that death is imminent.
Just as rats, when people are deprived of sleep our metabolisms begins to slow and we begin to gain weight. When we’ve been up for extended periods of wakefulness we begin to forget things, social interaction becomes difficult and other issues begin taking place.
Other sets of research were done, experimenting on whether sleep-deprivation took more or less of a toll on performance when working in teams. After keeping subjects awake for late hours they got the right results- they found that working in teams can partially compensate for sleep deprivation. This information is especially important for work environments that are fast-paced, stressful and/or demand long hours.
If a personnel identifies the period of exhaustion for staff then can then pair up individuals and have them work together in teams which can in turn increase productivity across the organization. The best performance management will also be sure that the teams are rotated; a new partner can offer further boost in motivation and productivity.