))
Time Tracking and Team Management
Manage episode 381496872 series 3482081
Content provided by Jeff Sauer and Chris "Mercer" Mercer. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jeff Sauer and Chris "Mercer" Mercer or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Topics Covered In This Episode
- Differing Perspectives on Time Tracking: Mercer advocates for using tools like Time Doctor, while Jeff Sauer emphasizes trust over tracking. Both discuss the importance of balancing trust and oversight for optimal team management.
- Contractor Autonomy and Time Audits: Sauer stresses respecting contractors’ autonomy and conducting time audits for employees, categorizing tasks into strategic, tactical, and management areas, aiming for a well-optimized work process.
- Identifying Efficiency and Role Alignment: Regular time audits are highlighted as a tool to uncover potential inefficiencies, ensuring team members focus on energizing activities, and identifying whether A-players may be risking burnout.
- Balancing Investment in People and ROI: Jeff Sauer delves into the challenges of investing time in people while maintaining profitability, the cost of meetings, and the potential pitfalls of pushing team members too hard.
- Enhancing Business Efficiency with Time Tracking: The podcast reveals how time tracking can pinpoint inefficiencies, help in managing schedules, and aid employees in self-management, thus improving overall business operations.
- Tailoring Time Tracking to Business Needs: The episode concludes with a discussion on the necessity of time tracking for profitability and different time tracking options, emphasizing choosing a system with the appropriate level of granularity for the business.
Have a question or feedback about Business Unfiltered. Record an audio message https://s.bcast.fm/business-unfiltered-with-chris-mercer-and-jeff-sauer?episode=x8y646jn
56 episodes
Share
