Production and Trade
CCG Training: Improving Lives by Improving Productivity
Because production and trade is the source of human progress and prosperity.
It is production and trade that hold people together. It is production and trade that create society.
Without production and trade, there is only poverty and need.
Only with increased production and trade can we add value to ourselves, our families, our cities, communities, and our country.
This is how we lift people out of poverty.
Governments like to think of themselves as the agency responsible for lifting people out of poverty, but that is not true.
The best way to lift people out of poverty is to provide opportunities to produce goods and services that have real value. When people produce and trade, they create value for themselves, their families, their employers, and their customers.
There is a Moral and Social Element to Production and Trade
We need to ask: why did people first come together?
For hundreds of thousands of years, humans lived as hunter-gatherers in small family groups of 10 to 30 people, moving across East Africa. They met others only on appointed days, perhaps at full moon, gathering by the river to trade.
One person had more meat than they could eat. Another had more stone tools than they needed. So, they traded.
Trade formed the basis of human society. The trading places became market towns. Market towns became communities. Communities became cities. Cities became nations. Only after production and trade created wealth did governments appear.
Society does not rest upon governments. Society rests upon production and trade. Without production and trade, there is poverty and need. Where production and trade exist, there is prosperity and progress.
The Solution to Human Need
The solution to human need does not come from government taking wealth from producers to redistribute in exchange for votes. The solution comes from production and trade.
The Industrial Revolution proves this. It began in the north of England around 1750. James Watt invented the steam engine. Steam power spread into railways, agriculture, textiles, and industry.
Machines took on the heavy lifting. People were freed from hard physical labour. Standards of living rose. Politicians did not raise living standards. Inventors, producers, and traders raised living standards.
The same process continues today.
The Moral Power of Productivity
People must recognise the moral power of production and trade. Greater productivity benefits everyone.
Our training rests on one core principle: Improving lives by improving productivity.
Productivity is the most important concept in human history. Without productivity, there is nothing to consume. Without productivity, there is no wealth, no progress, no public services, and no future.
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Definition: Productivity
Productivity is a business measure that compares how much output a person, firm or economy makes to the inputs it uses over a set time. It shows efficiency, uses a clear ratio, and guides steps to work better and create more value. Higher productivity means more pay, growth and progress.
Show CG4D Definition
- compares output to input
- uses a ratio over set time
- applies to persons, firms or economies
- indicates efficiency and guides improvement
Article Summary
Production and trade turn work into wealth; when people raise productivity, they lift themselves and others out of need, spark progress, and build fair, rich societies without waiting for hand-outs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some questions that frequently get asked about this topic during our training sessions.
Why are production and trade called the source of human progress?
How does higher productivity lift people out of poverty?
Who raised living standards in history, politicians or producers?
What lesson does the Industrial Revolution give about prosperity?
Why is productivity called a moral power in the article?
How did early human trade shape society?
Does productivity still drive economic growth today?
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Did You Know: Key Statistics
World Bank data show that between 2020 and 2023, countries that grew goods exports by 1% of their GDP cut extreme poverty by about 0.3 percentage points. The UK Office for National Statistics said in February 2024 that firms that added new ways of working after 2020 raised real pay by 15%, while other firms saw a 6% rise.About the Author: Chris Farmer
Chris Farmer is the founder of the Corporate Coach Group and has many years' experience in training leaders and managers, in both the public and private sectors, to achieve their organisational goals, especially during tough economic times. He is also well aware of the disciplines and problems associated with running a business.
Over the years, Chris has designed and delivered thousands of training programmes and has coached and motivated many management teams, groups and individuals. His training programmes are both structured and clear, designed to help delegates organise their thinking and, wherever necessary, to improve their techniques and skills.
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