06/24/2025

Four Ways to Help Employees Maximize their Time

Employees often feel overwhelmed by task management

When employees feel overwhelmed by their to-do lists, they're less likely to perform well at work or at home. Just like time off or schedule flexibility, tech tools that enhance productivity, giving employees valuable time back, can be an appreciated workplace benefit.

In a survey by productivity and automation platform IFTTT, 68 percent of respondents said they lose between 1 and 7 hours per week to task management alone; 44 percent say they wish they had a tool to manage it. Some other time-consuming areas of annoyance were emails and other communication, administrative tasks and file management.

But leaders need to be careful about how they approach new tech tools, as these can sometimes add to employees' stress levels, says IFTTT CEO Linden Tibbets.  While 42 percent of respondents said automation is essential to workflow, 53 percent reported it can be 'overwhelming' or 'too technical' to incorporate.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Employee Benefit News.