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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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All About Reverse Extraction

What’s Reverse Extraction? Reverse Extraction takes the clock-in and clock-out data that you extracted into a separate file and dumps the data back into Current Transactions. This is commonly used if you entered the wrong start or end dates of a pay period during extraction and find yourself missing some

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2 new TimePilot software choices:More features, more power

We’re rolling out two new versions of the TimePilot software—TimePilot Professional and TimePilot Enterprise—both with lots of new features. The “base version” and the one appropriate for many small businesses, is TimePilot Professional. It’s included with systems sold on TimePilot’s web site or by our sales department. Also available is

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Moving TimePilot to a New Computer

Where’s My Database? If you’re not sure where your TimePilot database is, start TimePilot Central on the old computer. Click the “Help” menu, then “About.” The “Data Path” indicates its location. (This is why we suggested you keep TimePilot Central on the old PC at least temporarily.) Now you can

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Extend the Power of Your Vetro Clock with New Accessory

We have a new product that can make life easier for our customers who use their Vetro clocks on their local area networks. Our Power Over Ethernet Kit eliminates the need to have a power outlet near your Vetro clock. The kit turns your network cable into an “extension cord”—transmitting

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Handling Employee Breaks

(Reprinted from the TimePilot online help. How do you handle employee breaks? Work breaks are generally considered paid time, and therefore employees do not have to clock out and then clock in. But there may be times when you want to monitor employees’ breaks to ensure they aren’t taking extra

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Software Secrets: The Help Files

Hidden away in your TimePilot software is something that could well make your life easier: The software’s Help files. The help files explain all the ins and outs of the software, but one of its special features is a list of definitions of words and phrases used in the software.

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Using TimePilot ‘Outside the Box’

TimePilot’s timeclocks work great as basic timekeeping systems. But they can be used in other, more innovative ways, too. Here are some fictional examples of how you could add our Tap+ clocks and iPhone App to your current TimePilot system to make your organization more efficient: Example 1 The Challenge

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The Backup-Restore Utility

Important note: Backing up transactions is a safe and common procedure, but unless you’re an experienced TimePilot user, restoring them is best done with the help of a TimePilot tech support specialist. Unless you know what you’re doing, restoring transactions can wipe out data you want to retain. You’ve been

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Make your iButtons do double duty!

Is your New Year’s Resolution to become more productive? TimePilot has a resolution solution: We sell a line of battery-powered door locks that lock or unlock with the tap of an iButton. The flagship is our CrossOver X45 door lock. It’s a heavy-duty, weatherproof, battery-powered lock that is operated by

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