Timesheets and more!

TimeMerlin offers employee time management software solutions for employee time sheets, status reports and project tracking. Used in SME's, TimeMerlin can offer managers timely information when assessing time and cost budgets of any project.

TimeMerlin not only helps you to manage your multiple projects with its much appreciated employee time sheets and status reports but also it helps to track holiday time, expenses, invoicing and performance reviews.  

Happy Employees

It has been a constant endeavour of most employers to have not only satisfied employees but also happy employees.
 Leaving the productivity and efficiency apart, happy employees help to maintain a time of wonderful cheer around. It is very important for an organization to have  a test of happiness at the time of interview. Test of happiness is as important as an 'aptitude test' or a 'behaviourial test'. Happy people become happy employees. As a part f hiring process in our organization, I have tried to include several questions that gauge happiness level. Very simple questions like 'what can  make you happy?" are a good start for happiness conversation. I have framed questions as I go - on the basis of the responses only. It is rigorous act; one response leading to the next question and so on. Generally people who gather pleasures from small things in life will remain happy in any given situation.

I believe happiness is transmitted by happy people only. It is infectious, Similarly unhappiness is highly contagious too.

Despite being extra cautious in making the right decision at the time of hiring, unhappy and stale people still penetrate in; what is the best way to handle them? I have struggled and have realized that something that an organization can help overcome employee unhappiness and to help generate positivity and happiness is by creating a happy environment. A positive environment will ensure people value their job and that will keep them satisfied. This will help to continue to keep workers productive, but at the same time help in creating a happy place to work. If the working environment is positive, then the workers will be positive as well. So ambience of the organization  should reflect positivity and encouragement. Keep it lively and vibrant.

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TimeMerlin invokes latent magician in you!!

Don't expect TimeMerlin application to be a magic wand, but be prepared for something more strange. It helps to invoke your latent capabilites and gradually transform you into "Magician" who charms and controls with its simplicity.

Best Self time managment tool

The simplest of all the self management tools and also the best of all of tips that I have practised and stuck on has been a plain paper and a pencil. There are no constraints involved, I can practically do this anywhere and anytime. And best of all that it can be easily folded and saved nicely in the wallet and then taken out again when needed.
Also I have realised that listing the tasks/activities are more important than priortization. Once the tasks have been listed and the most important ones identified, then only they should be compared against the time frame.
The most important ones take priorty and the rest can be categorised depending upon the time frame.
Once the most important ones or "must do" have been identified; I like to idenitfy the ones that can be delegated and eliminated. The handfuls that are left can now be adjusted to the availability of time.
I start my day with a fresh peice of paper and carry over the "left ones". With just a piece of paper and a simple pen, I have managed my all tasks very nicely and effeciently.
But most of the times I have really found myself struggling with the tasks that have been delegated.How do I keep a track of the activites that have been assigned to whom and with what deadline ? I have struggled hard to keep track of who is at what stage of that activity. My pen and paper failed me here. I needed a "time magician" - timemerlin. It was simply designed to get the day end status reports and timesheets.

Ramble On: The muddlehead..

Ramble On: The muddlehead..: "This is the translation of a Russian poem written by S. Marshak, a poem I read in school. Itremains one of my favorites. Its as funny as it ..."

Procastination

Procrastination

The technical meaning of procrastination doesn't sound innocuous; but it has deadly implications.
Procrastination is the intentional and habitual postponement of an important task. When we intentionally sit on a task it could have various reasons but if it is done very frequently and has "habitual" underlinings then it is disastrous. Excellent performers have actually not fared well in their appraisals or reviews just because of their habit of not being able to respond on time.

First and foremost important step to overcome the habit of procrastination is to accept that it is problem which needs to be solved. Once the resolution to identify the solution has been made then the further steps can be identified. The individual must take conscious steps to recognize the difference between a justified decision to delay and an irrational postponement without justification.


There are several strategies that I have picked up from my own experiences, from observation and from reading.

1. Always make a to-do list with priorities. Also list your unimportant tasks, keep them for your last part of your day.
2. Always complete small and simple tasks as they will quickly makes your to-do list smaller and you happier. Schedule them for early in the day.
4. Break large jobs into smaller, more manageable tasks. This will also help you stay focused.
5. Take expertise input whenever possible, don't delay just because you don't have clear understanding of the task or that you are not sure how it will turn out.Sometimes it helps to give yourself a deadline for making a decision and the criteria for making it.
6. I read it in Joseph Murphy's "The power of subconscious mind" that it always helps to develop a clear mental picture of the completed task and how you will feel at that time. Maintain a focus on the end result, not just the process. Remind yourself how good you’ll feel when you’re finished.
7. Keep your self physically fit and healthy. Long sittings can make you lethargic and lazy. Mind also becomes little inactive. So find time for physical training which will stimulate the brain with the oxygen and blood.
8. Reward yourself for accomplishments. Go out for special lunches when major projects are completed.
9. People delay because they want to get the project perfect. Maintain your high standards, but recognize that sometimes 80% for you may well be 100% for someone else. Don’t spend hours conducting a detailed cost breakdown when a rough estimate would suffice.
10. Sometimes losing concentration causes delays. Take every step to avoid distraction from work - no surfing on net, chat boxes, emails, face book or twitter.