{"id":1126,"date":"2012-12-21T06:08:51","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T06:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hr-softwareblog.com\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2016-03-18T20:37:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T20:37:16","slug":"time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/time\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Does the Time Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=1127\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1127\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1127\" alt=\"Clock\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Clock-300x300.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Clock.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Clock.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Clock.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a>Whether coming or going, it seems that no manager can make it from the front door of the building to their own office without being bombarded with a series of questions and demands on their time. It is a simple fact of life for most location managers that their work day will be spent orchestrating a simultaneous series of tasks. They were hired, after all, on the strength of their multitasking abilities, right?<\/p>\n<p>Multitasking, however, is not the be all and end all of a manager\u2019s competencies. Certainly, the ability to handle multiple tasks is necessary but, in the process, certain tasks are invariably performed poorly, haphazardly or not at all. There is another school of thought that believes that managers should be given the tools to effectively place tasks on hold while they deal with other more pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the costly solution of hiring a full time assistant, there are other, more affordable, tools such as automated solutions that can help managers start, implement and monitor many of their regular tasks. In particular, a <a title=\"Compare HRIS Products\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehris.com\/hris-hrms-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Human Resource Information System<\/a> is one of the most useful of these tools. In addition to handling many of the mundane details of timekeeping and <a title=\"HRIS Payroll Discussion Paper\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comparehris.com\/HRIS-Payroll-Discussion-Paper\/\" target=\"_blank\">payroll<\/a>, they can also facilitate many of the performance management functions such as hiring, training and <a title=\" The &quot;Hows and Whys&quot; to Terminating Employees\" href=\"http:\/\/www.comparehris.com\/The--Hows-and-Whys--to-Terminating-Empl\/\" target=\"_blank\">termination<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether coming or going, it seems that no manager can make it from the front door of the building to their own office without being bombarded with a series of questions and demands on their time. 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