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6 great compliments for employees

One of the best ways to motivate employees is to compliment them when they’re doing a good job. Here are six good compliments—but be sure to be honest when issuing them.

When should a startup hire technical talent?

If you’re starting a business, you might be tempted to hire freelance coders and engineers to get right to work building the business. This article suggests that might not be the best approach, for a variety of reasons.

Saving seconds adds up to saving hours over a year

There are very few things that help you save hours at work, but if you can save seconds here and there, those saved seconds can add up. This article shows how you can save a few seconds on tasks you do every day.

How to explain your job—without being boring

“What do you do?” is a common conversation starter. This article gives tips on how to make your answer actually interesting. Hint: Being “crisp” is key.

I’m not a programmer—how do I get started using AI? Here’s how!

If you’ve always wondered about how to use Copilot, Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence service, here are some resources. If you want a step-by-step guide, check out this one at PC Magazine. Are you more of a visual learner? Try this Beginner’s Guide on YouTube. Either way, the only skill you need to get started is the ability to ask a question. Need a question to start? How about this: Why should I buy a TimePilot time clock?

Workers want more meetings—but only if they’re productive

The assumption is that workers have always wanted fewer meetings, but that’s not the case, according to this magazine article. What they actually want is more meetings that are productive, with action items and follow-ups on previous actions.

Want to sell your company? Advertise!

If you’re looking to sell your company, one of the best things you can do to raise your value is to increase your advertising, according to researchers. Advertising, they found, not only attracts customers, it also attracts investors.

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Learn how to handle holidays in the TimePilot software, get the code for a discount on iButtons, and, of course, learn more interesting time trivia and see the latest Cool Stuff our employees have come across. (Hint—the Cool Stuff item makes a nice stocking stuffer for Christmas!)

Do you have any of these bad leadership habits?

Want to be a good leader? Make sure you don’t do these five things. Two examples: Multitasking and interrupting your employees’ work for trivial reasons. Multitasking reduces productivity and leads to mistakes, and it can take up to 25 minutes for an employee to return their attention to a project after an interruption.

How to avoid ‘unhelpful help’ at work

Researchers offer tips on how to get valuable assistance when you ask for help. The key: If you can avoid a ‘fuzzy ask,’ the person you’re approaching for help can avoid a ‘murky understanding’ of the problem you’re trying to solve and give you good advice.

Be happier by thinking in days, weeks or years—and not in minutes

Researchers at UCLA have found that people are happier when they look at how they spend their time with a “bird’s eye view” rather than a “ground-level” task by task view. “We found that taking a broad view of time … is positively associated with higher levels of positive affect, life satisfaction, meaning in life and flourishing,” they wrote.

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GPS and geofencing

One of the coolest features of TimePilot’s new Cloud-based systems is TimePilot Mobile, our app that allows employees to clock in and out on their smartphones instead of at an actual time clock. Oh, and did we mention it’s free, and you can have as many employees using the app

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New TimePilot software: Our best ever!

We recently released TimePilot 5, the all-new version of our software. It’s definitely not a case of “make a few tweaks and slap a new name on it.” We started from scratch using the most popular aspects of our previous version and adding a ton of changes based on input

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What’s new at TimePilot? A lot!

New Cloud product gives customers a choice Yes, you can convert your existing TimePilot system to a Cloud system. Contact us at sales@timepilot.com or 630-879-6400 to learn how. For the last 20 years, we have offered inexpensive time clock systems that require a one-time payment. Pay for the system, and

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All About Login Accounts

Limit supervisors’ access to just their own employees’ transactions (This article applies to TimePilot Central 4. Details about Login Accounts in TimePilot Central 5 are here: the TimePilot 5 Help Fles.) What are Login Accounts? There might be a time when you want to give supervisors partial access to the

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TimePilot tips and tricks

Disinfecting your TimePilot system TimePilot clocks are definitely more sanitary than fingerprint time clocks–and keeping things sanitary is a good way to fight the COVID-19 virus. It’s not difficult to keep your Vetro, Extreme Blue or Tap clocks germ-free. Here are some tips: Remember to dispose of the gloves and

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Using Buffer Zones in TimePilot Central

The diagram above uses the example described in the text below to illustrate how buffers work. TimePilot Central software has been designed to be as simple or as sophisticated as you want it to be. Many customers want to keep it simple, and will never use its advanced features. That’s

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Adding TimePilot Tap to (Almost) Any TimePilot System

If you’ve got a TimePilot timeclock system that’s using TimePilot Central software–for instance, a Vetro, Extreme Blue Enhanced or Tap system—you can easily expand it simply by adding portable Tap clocks. Tap is our inexpensive, pocket-sized, battery-powered time clock for out in the field or on a desktop. It’s a

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