This article presents author's tips for improving employee productivity. If someone else were to fix your meals, put your things away, do your laundry, brush your teeth, and dress you in the morning. It's inefficient to sit and do nothing but eat. Eat your sandwich while you conduct a meeting or go to the copier. In fact, don't be still at all unless you're sleeping. A quick nap in the middle of the afternoon will recharge you for the evening ahead. The most effective way to get your message across and get what you want is to repeat it in as few words as possible, as loudly as possible.