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II summary of the report of the workplace productivity working group
summary of the report of the workplace productivity working group 1 the workplace productivity challenge This report is a condensed version of the full report which was presented to the Ministerial Reference Group of the Ministers of Labour, Finance and Economic Development in August 2004. If you would like a copy of the full report please contact the Department of Labour, PO Box 3705, Wellington, or for an electronic version please visit the workplace productivity website at www.dol.govt.nz/productivity. Working Smarter to Build a Higher Value, Higher Skill, Higher Wage Economy Our places of work and the people who work in them are two key assets in making sure New Zealanders have a great quality of life for the future. It is our people in workplaces around the country who individually and collectively drive our economy with their ideas, innovations, skills, capital and strong work ethic. If our firms are doing well, our economy does well and that helps to create an environment where we, as a nation, have choices about what we spend and how. It is a mutually reinforcing cycle. The Challenge The challenge for the future is to build on where our workplaces are performing well, while also achieving improvements that move New Zealand to a sustainable, high value, high skill and high wage economy. To achieve this will require engaging New Zealanders and lifting national awareness about what improved productivity can contribute to our lives. The Workplace Productivity Working Group (WPWG) looked at the range of issues that contribute to how well a workplace performs, particularly how innovation, good culture and leadership help to create an environment of high performance at firm level. The Agenda Many workplaces already have in place business practices that are delivering highly productive, profitable and high quality outcomes. We need to acknowledge the achievements of these leading firms and learn from them, as well as identifying new opportunities. There are also many firms that are doing some things well who could benefit from lifting their performance in other areas.
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