Breaks Increase Productivity

Sleep deprivation costs companies over $18 billion per year.

By napping, companies can increase not only employee productivity but also the QUALITY of their work says a recent study.

Businesses are always looking for ways to increase their productivity and bottom line and what seems counter-intuitive may really make a difference for workers and employers.

I followed this model back in 1992 when I was managing a retail graphic design firm with 6 employees. We scheduled a break every 45 mins. Workers took an average of 7 breaks throughout the day. Six -15 minute breaks plus an hour for lunch. Before we did this initiative we measured how many actual jobs the workers were doing in an average day. We measured this for 4 weeks.

Once we implemented our break schedule the amount of jobs increased 48%. I'm not kidding! AND the quality of their work was at least twice as good.

It was enough proof for me that breaks work!