Time tracking not only enhances your general business performance but also helps your employees optimize their performance through the following ways:

Increase Accountability

Every self-responsible person is intrinsically motivated to do their best in both their personal and professional lives. Still, even the most self-accountable of us might become disengaged from time to time. External motivation tactics come in handy in this situation.

One of these methods is time tracking. With time tracking, employees are more accountable since they know they have to report hours spent on projects. With time tracking, you indicate a willingness to be conscious of how much time your team members spend on assignments. 

This develops a sense of accountability for all tasks completed during the day. Employees will be less likely to slack on their tasks and waste working time on trivial matters if they know their timesheets are constantly available for review.

Manage Procrastination

Humans are prone to procrastination. It’s likely that some of your team members frequently feel compelled to put off unpleasant tasks so they can spend their time relaxing. According to Charlotte Liebermann of The New York Times, we procrastinate, not because we’re faulty or don’t know how to manage our time, but because some aspects of our responsibilities and to-dos elicit feelings of boredom, worry, and even self-doubt. We also seem to outsource those duties that aren’t crucial or urgent enough for our future selves.

However, the approaches for developing a sense of urgency are sufficient to eliminate procrastination. A time tracker can help your employees fight procrastination in the following ways:

• Track deadlines and estimates – Most employees are naturally driven to complete projects by the deadline since it feels like a personal accomplishment or helps them avoid management disapproval. As a result, make sure to notify your team members when various pieces of work are due and equip them with the tools they need to track progress. Most advanced time tracking software provide task deadlines and estimates. You can also set up the program to send relevant users automatic notifications anytime they risk schedule overrun.
• Project management and tracking – Project management capability is present in most advanced time trackers, allowing users to plan the scope of work and assign tasks to the relevant team members. This lets your employees know how much work and timelines they have to accomplish assigned tasks.

Manage Procrastination

Staying productive requires adequate rest. Time tracking can help you prevent employee burnout. With an automatic time tracker to monitor how you spend your time, your employees may rapidly determine:

• Workload fluctuations: identifying occasions when work is spread out unevenly throughout the week, resulting in days of fluctuating intensity and pressure, can help employees balance out their workweek.
• Overtime: Working intensely for long periods can cause sleep disturbances, stress, anxiety, and depression; therefore, keeping track of these patterns helps create a balance.
• Capacity: Knowing the total work hours helps employees avoid excessive overtime.
• Breaks: failing to take sufficient breaks can have a significant negative impact on productivity. When employees keep track of their time, they can see how much well-spaced quality downtime they can get.