Most people are able to recognize the signs of a poor night’s sleep in themselves. A short-temper, stress, headaches and fatigue are all common side effects. Fewer might be able to see the signs that bad sleep is also affecting their work performance. If you’re not getting a healthy amount of sleep every night, you…
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Fully automatic, hassle-free time tracking is great. But you know what’s even better? The ability to connect your time tracking with other tools you use on a daily basis to effectively plan your workday, manage your team and projects. For project managers, it’s important to see who is working on what, what time each employee…
I never saw Facebook as a harm to my productivity. Until one month, after checking my time tracking data I realized that I had spent 13 hours and 21 minutes of my working hours on Facebook. That’s more than 40 minutes every working day spent browsing the newsfeed, checking random profiles and giving thumbs up…
Bosses have tough jobs. You’re responsible for employee productivity. But breathe down their necks constantly, and they’ll loathe you. Leave them be, and your next quarterly earnings report may not look very impressive. The thing is, if you want your employees to do a good job, you have to make sure they’re self-motivated.
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Are you sometimes so busy that a lunch break seems like an extra you can’t afford? Does your lunch often mean eating a sandwich at the desk? If you’re facing a deadline, do you sacrifice a part of your lunch break to catch up with your tasks? If you answered “Yes” to any of those…
Chances are you’re sitting at your work desk reading this article. If so, brace yourself for what I’m about to say. The average workplace desk can be 100x less hygienic than your kitchen table, and 400x filthier than the average toilet seat! Gross, huh?
It won’t come as a surprise that more and more people these days struggle to find the motivation to wake up in the morning. A large amount drive themselves to work, then sit in the car procrastinating and not wanting to get out and walk into the office. Usually, there’s nothing particularly wrong with the…
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