Alright all you business owners, managers and HR professionals pay attention. Do you want to know the easiest ways to increase employee productivity? It’s not employee bonuses. It’s not employee recognition programs. It’s not hiring an expensive HR Guru to fix all your productivity problems.

Here’s a hint: What does chewing gum, playing video games and drinking 8 cups of water have in common? If you guessed "increases productivity" then the gold star is yours!

I know it sounds crazy but the scientific research proves otherwise. Increasing your employees productivity does not have to be complex or expensive. Sure bonuses and incentive programs are great but they can be expensive, difficult to manage and did I mention expensive! You want something that is easy, cheap and best of all FUN!

Check out the most recent blog article that I wrote:

http://www.fiveinterviews.com/6-crazy-simple-ways-boost-productivity-employee-engagement/

Chewing Gum, YouTube, Video games, Coffee, Water and Health Snack are all proven to increase productivity. This article provides you with these 6 very simple, cost effective ways to keep your employees productive and engaged.

Once you have read the article please contribute to the conversation. Have you tried any of these six crazy ways to increase productivity? Do you have any interesting productivity boosters in your organization? How do you keep your employees engaged and productive? Let’s talk about your productivity booster successes, failures and everything in between. Let the conversation begin!