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Maximizing Productivity with Timeboxing: A Guide for Business Owners

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What is timeboxing? As business owners, managing time and increasing productivity can be challenging. One effective strategy for achieving this is timeboxing. Timeboxing is a method of allocating a specific amount of time to a specific task, with the goal of completing that task within that time frame. By breaking down tasks into manageable chunks…

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5 Ways to Boost Employee Engagement and Increase Productivity

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As a business owner, it’s important to constantly strive for ways to improve employee engagement and increase productivity in the workplace. Not only will this lead to happier, more motivated employees, but it can also drive better business results.   1. Offer opportunities for growth and development Employees who feel like they are learning and…

10 Strategies for Thriving in a Competitive Business Environment

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Starting and running a business can be challenging, especially in a competitive market. It’s important to have a clear vision, stay organized, and adapt to change in order to succeed. Here are 10 strategies to help your business thrive:   1. Define your target market One of the first steps to success is to identify…

Saving time with Staff Roster Software

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Suppose you’re involved in employee shift scheduling and aren’t already on automated scheduling software. In that case, you’ll know it can be a slow process. Spreadsheets, calendars, and whiteboards may be familiar tools you use to manage staff rosters. Manually creating employee schedules is not ideal. Neither is having to update and edit them. Creating…

Timecloud + Xero Integration

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If you’re anything like me, then you haven’t taken a class on accounting since college. So, what are small businesses supposed to do when they can’t justify the costs of an accountant? Well, the first step would be to find the best fitting accounting software or service. So, if you’re after a new platform to assist…

How to Introduce Time and Attendance Management Software

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It is impossible to always keep an eye on your employees. Using old-fashioned methods such as punch-in and punch-out clocks or timesheets can be inefficient and ineffective. What you need is a time and attendance management system for your business. With the right software, you will have lesser things to worry about regarding your employees’…

The Problems with Manual Timesheets

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Stuck in a time warp  Traditionally, employee attendance tracking has been a liability for businesses. For decades, business owners have paid a high price for lost productivity, human error, broken systems, and time theft. So what is the solution to this shortfall?   A broken system It is first essential to understand where the problem…

Workforce Management: Biometric Time and Attendance Solutions

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A Changing System   Entering a timesheet is typically reliant on an employee’s memory of their hours, leaving them and their employer wide open to errors and potential conflicts. Thankfully, the world of time tracking has evolved in favor of a more comprehensive workforce system. There has been a significant shift away from the traditional…

Saving Time on Business Administration

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24 Hours in a Day One thing we all have in common, in life and business, is time. By the time you have finished reading this, three to five minutes would’ve passed and the thought of losing something that you cannot get back may be concerning. Fortunately, this article has a high return on your…