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Re: [newtech-1] TimeKeeping App

From: Catherine
Sent on: Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 8:44 AM
Hey Juan,

I’d recommend focusing on making the value delivered transparent, following the value religiously, and ignoring time. Use a backlog of work that needs to get done in some kind of big visible board with “planned”, “in progress” and “done” in columns, chunk up work in small bites of things that can be done in 2-3 days max, and reward as things are being accomplished. And ignoring time.  (These two things are almost at odds: managing for efficiency per staff vs managing for flow of value. If you focus on trying to maximize time that a person spends on the job, your eyes won’t be on looking for opportunities for increasing the flow of value delivered.)

The long-term effect of helping teams plan and do work in small chunks is that folks are rewarded, motivating them to do another item on the backlog.  (In other words, dopamine squirts occur as each chunk gets done and rewarded, people are happier, and consequently more work gets done.)

Also check out Daniel Pink’s talk on what drives us - it isn’t money, and surely it isn’t sitting at our desks 100% of the workday.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc

cheers, and if you want to talk about it more offline, pop me an email.

Catherine Louis
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On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:32 PM, Hemant Madaan <[address removed]> wrote:

There are many opinions on this matter broadly on how much should you monitor. I believe it totally depends on individual needs. 

Some of time tracking tools above are good. I have also seen people using screen capturing tools like activetrak.com; it can help you map the time sheet entered by employees with the work actually being performed. You may want to check it out.

Thanks & Regards,
Hemant Madaan
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On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 5:19 PM -0800, "Andrew Szafran" <[address removed]> wrote:

What's a "long time?"

Honestly, if they're not getting work done, time to find new employees or find a better way to motivate them.   If they're going out and having lunch, cut them some slack and treat them like human beings rather than expecting them to wolf down lunch at their desks.

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Juan Diego Rodriguez <[address removed]> wrote:
Hi guys,

I am constantly out of the office and have 4 employees that are supposed to be there full time. Unfortunately I have been finding out that they leave for a long time. I decided to delegate a person that will be monitoring that they actually stay in the office. In addition I am looking for a Free app if possible, to help him keep track of their hours so they can clock in and out and he can approve at the end of the week. Do you guys have any experience with any free tool to help me with this.

Thank you very much in advance.

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